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Gnat Bugs
Enicocephalidae
Enicocephalidae, also called unique-headed bugs and gnat bugs, are a family of 130 species of the suborder heteroptera. They are typically 4 mm long, and found throughout the world. They have an elongated head, constricted in places, hence their head is 'unique'.
15 branches of this family, most-observed first
Systelloderes
genusSystelloderes
Oncylocotis
genusOncylocotis
Hoplitocoris
genusHoplitocoris
Stenopirates
genusStenopirates
Hymenocoris
genusHymenocoris
Euchelichir
genusEuchelichir
Gourlayocoris
genusGourlayocoris
Alienates
genusAlienates
Megenicocephalus
genusMegenicocephalus
Brevidorsus
genusBrevidorsus
Henschiella
genusHenschiella
Ugloderes
genusUgloderes
Utukhengal
genusUtukhengal
Kulichoderes
genusKulichoderes
Phthirostenus
genusPhthirostenus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 173358.