Dead-leaf-specialist
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Amphiareus obscuriceps
Amphiareus obscuriceps is a minute predatory flower bug (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) native to the Sino-Japanese Region of East Asia. The species has become invasive in North America and Europe, where it has been recorded since at least 2007. It inhabits dead leaf clusters of deciduous trees and shrubs, where it preys on small arthropods. Phylogeographic studies indicate the species diverged into Chinese and Japanese lineages approximately 1.07 million years ago, influenced by Pleistocene sea level fluctuations.