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

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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 depressus	a flat bark bug					Fungus / feeder			/Fungi/	Fungi	true fungi				fruitbody
		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 depressus	a flat bark bug					Fungus / feeder			/Fungi/	Fungi	true fungi				mycelium
		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 depressus	a flat bark bug					Fungus / feeder			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/	Polyporales	polypores				fruitbody
		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 depressus	a flat bark bug					Fungus / feeder			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/	Polyporales	polypores				mycelium
adult		adult is associated with stump			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 depressus	a flat bark bug				adult	Plant / associate			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches			stump		Major
adult		adult may be found under bark			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 depressus	a flat bark bug				adult	Plant / resting place / under			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches			bark		Major
adult		adult is associated with stump			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 depressus	a flat bark bug				adult	Plant / associate			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches			stump		Major
adult		adult may be found under bark			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 depressus	a flat bark bug				adult	Plant / resting place / under			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches			bark		Major
adult		adult is associated with stump			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 depressus	a flat bark bug				adult	Plant / associate			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks			stump		Major
adult		adult may be found under bark			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 depressus	a flat bark bug				adult	Plant / resting place / under			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks			bark		Major
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 depressus	a flat bark bug				adult	Plant / associate			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/	Trees	broadleaved and coniferous trees			stump
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 depressus	a flat bark bug				adult	Plant / resting place / under			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/	Trees	broadleaved and coniferous trees			bark

Author & Year	Title	Source
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959	Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles	Wayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

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

INSECTA
(true insects)

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

HEMIPTERA
(bugs)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Aradus depressus (a flat bark bug)
Genus	Aradus (a genus of flat bark bugs)
Family	ARADIDAE (flat bark bugs)
Superfamily	ARADOIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
Infraorder	Pentatomomorpha (an infraorder of bugs)
Suborder	HETEROPTERA (true bugs)
Order	HEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division	Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Aradus depressus is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

NBN

NBN (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:

Pentatomomorpha
(an infraorder of bugs)

HETEROPTERA
(true bugs)

HEMIPTERA
(bugs)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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

Pentatomomorpha
(an infraorder of bugs)

HETEROPTERA
(true bugs)

HEMIPTERA
(bugs)

PTERYGOTA
(bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

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