Family
Aradidae (Flat bugs)
Mezira reducta. Photo: (c) Cedric Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Aradidae bear the appropriate common name, flat bugs, in reference to their (usually) extremely flattened body. With few exceptions, these often cryptic insects are of no economic importance. Common temperate genera include Aradus, Mezira, Neuroctenus, and Aneurus.