Aradus depressus (Fabricius, 1794)
(a flat bark bug)

Interactions where Aradus depressus is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
feeds on fruitbody FUNGI true fungi Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bug Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Fungitrue fungifruitbody
feeds on mycelium FUNGI true fungi Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bug Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Fungitrue fungimycelium
feeds on fruitbody POLYPORALES polypores Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bug Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesfruitbody
feeds on mycelium POLYPORALES polypores Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bug Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesmycelium
adult adult is associated with stump Major Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesstumpMajor
adult adult may be found under bark Major Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bugadult Plant / resting place / under /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesbarkMajor
adult adult is associated with stump Major Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesstumpMajor
adult adult may be found under bark Major Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bugadult Plant / resting place / under /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesbarkMajor
adult adult is associated with stump Major Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksstumpMajor
adult adult may be found under bark Major Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bugadult Plant / resting place / under /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksbarkMajor
adult adult is associated with stump [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesstump
adult adult may be found under bark [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bugadult Plant / resting place / under /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesbark

Aradus depressus (a flat bark bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aradus depressus (a flat bark bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAradus depressus (a flat bark bug)
GenusAradus (a genus of flat bark bugs)
FamilyARADIDAE (flat bark bugs)
SuperfamilyARADOIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderPentatomomorpha (an infraorder of bugs)
SuborderHETEROPTERA (true bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aradus depressus (a flat bark bug)

Aradus depressus (a flat bark bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aradus depressus (a flat bark bug):

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