Velocipedidae
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| Velocipedidae | |
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| Scotomedes alienus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: | Cimicomorpha |
| Family: | Velocipedidae Bergroth, 1891 |
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Velocipedidae is a family of bugs with three genera and about 30 species in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. Their behaviour and biology are largely unknown but are known from decaying and fallen wood or on the forest floor close to water. They are active runners and fliers, thought to be predators. Their bodies are often covered in phoretic mites. Many specimens have been taken at lights. Some fossil species have been assigned to the family.