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Dear Friends,

One Aradidae from Poland.
Found under bark of Salix.

ID help

Maybe Aradus obtectus, but I'm not sure this

Claudio

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Some features are strange (antenna and pronotum) and fits to two different species according to polish key.

One of them are A. krueiperi, but this species not occur in Poland.
Second is could be very odd A. betulae with atypical proportion of antennal segments.

A. obtectus is possible, I will check it.

I will be glad for any other suggestions.

Hi Milosz, in my opinion it isn't Aradus obtectus, the general shape of the body doesn't match. I think it is Aradus krueperi, or ribauti, probabally the first reporting for Poland.
Can you put a crop of the thorax?

many thanks

Martino

Thanks for help, Martiono.

Below pronotum of three different specimens.

Si può togliere il dubbio?

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Ciao

Carlo

Direi Aradus ribauti Wagner, 1956