This tiny bug lives amidst moss and dead leaves in damp, moist, but not soaking, places. (SWL, 1959)They can be found in moss cushions, in litter below conifers, amongst decomposing leaves and grasses, on heaths, in decaying wood and in ants' nests.

New adults are found in August and September, they can have 2 generations a year and overwinter as eggs. Larvae have been found in July and August. (JH, 2014)

Distribution:

This has been recorded from just four sites, in 3 10km grid squares and is Scarce in Northants. This is a tiny bug and could be frequently overlooked and under recorded.

Habitat:

Found in damp places in a fairly broad range of habitats.

Identification:

This is a dark brown bug with forewings covering the abdomen. The four segmented antennae consist of two short basal segments and much longer 3rd and 4th segments, a feature also characteristic of the Dipsocoridae. The rostrum is longer than that of the similar looking Dipsocoridae and reaches the 2nd or 3rd visible abdominal segment.