Adrisa magna is a large, glossy black burrower bug from East and Southeast Asia, about 0.55–0.7 in (14–18 mm) long. It lives in the leaf litter of forest floors and sucks juice from fallen fruits and seeds. It does not live in North America.
Appearance
- Appearance
- Shiny blackish brown all over, rarely reaching 0.8 in (20 mm), with a broad, flat shield behind the head. Its antennae have four segments instead of the five found in most burrower bugs.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Forest floor
- Leaf litter
- Range
- Found in Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima), Taiwan, China, and Southeast Asia; it has also been recorded in Korea.
Behavior
- Diet
- Feeds on many kinds of fallen fruits and seeds rather than on one particular plant.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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