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 Major Groups | Insecta (insects) | Hemiptera (bugs) | Ochteridae

Note: Key from Andersen & Weir 2004

 
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1. Large species, 7.8- 9.8 mm; frontal plate (FP) strongly produced above base of rostrum; antennae short and stout; membrane of hemelytra with approximately 20 cells
Distribution: Tas, S Qld, NSW, S WA
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Megochterus 

frontal plate strongly produced

Megochterus 

antennae short, stout

Megochterus 

hemelytra with c. 20 cells

-Smaller species, less than 6.5 mm; frontal plate (FP) at most slightly produced above base of rostrum (R); antennae, especially segments 3 and 4, elongate; membrane of hemelytra with only 7 cells
Distribution: Australia wide
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Ochterus  

juvenile specimen

Ochterus  

adult female

Ochterus  

frontal plate slightly produced

Ochterus  

antennae elongate

Ochterus  

hemelytra with only 7 cells