Semmens et al. (1992) listed five species in Tasmania; three in Adrisa, Hiverus ochraceus (now Byrsinus ochraceus) and Philapodemus australis (now Macroscytus australis).
Subfamily Cydninae
Tribe Geotomini
Pending ID – Cydnidae
#1. Nymph
Late November 2011
Buckland
Photos AD
References:
Atlas of Living Australia website at http://www.ala.org.au. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/630d4409-7ca4-4ed1-af9f-d0886f1bc3bc#classification Accessed 31 July 2025.
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Lis, J. A. & Webb, M. 2007. Redescription of the burrower bug Adrisa sepulchralis (Erichson, 1842) (Insecta : Hemiptera : Cydnidae), based on the only known male (recently introduced to the UK from Australia), and the lectotype from Tasmania. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 143: 59-65.
Semmens, T. D., McQuillan, P. B., & Hayhurst G. 1992. Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Department of Primary Industry Tasmania.