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Black Fire Bug - Dindymus sp.

Family Pyrrhocoridae

This page contains pictures and information about Black Fire Bugs that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 10mm 
 
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We found this bug the first time Feb 2008 in Karawatha Forest when it was struggling to get away from spider-silk entangling.  
 
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Above pictures were taken on Nov 2008 in Karawatha forest. The bug was hiding under loose bark, jump onto the ground when disturbed. 
 
Reference:
1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p502.
2. Pyrrhocoridae: Dindymus versicolor (Herrich-Schaffer) - fire bug - Insect Reference Collection Database.  

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Last updated: February 22, 2012.