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Aphanus contractus

Status not recordedinsectsExtinct

Aphanus contractus is a species in the family Rhyparochromidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about Aphanus contractus

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Aphanus contractus live?

Not recorded

Is Aphanus contractus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Aphanus contractus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyRhyparochromidae
  6. genusAphanus
  7. SpeciesAphanus contractus Theobald, 1937

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Aphanus contractus

Other species in the same genus Aphanus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Aphanus contractus?

Aphanus contractus (Aphanus contractus) belongs to the family Rhyparochromidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Aphanus contractus (Aphanus contractus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/aphanus-contractus

MLA

“Aphanus contractus (Aphanus contractus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/aphanus-contractus.

BibTeX
@misc{aphanus_contractus_2026,
  title = {Aphanus contractus (Aphanus contractus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/aphanus-contractus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}