''Modicarventus wisei'' is an endemic species of

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

flat bug Aradidae is a family of flat bugs, and a member of true bugs ( Heteroptera). The common name for these insects refers to their dorsoventrally flattened bodies. With few exceptions, these cryptic insects are of no economic importance. This fami ...

, described by Kirman in 1989.''NZIB: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity''. Gordon D. (ed), 2009-06-12 The specimens were first collected from Unuwhao on the North Cape in February 1967 by K.A.J. Wise, but not described as a new species until 1989. The species are of 2–3 mm in length, with a red-brown colouration. The species appears to be related to ''Neocarventus angulatus'' due to both species sharing similar thorax characteristics. ''Modicarventus wisei'' was named after New Zealand entomologist K.A.J. Wise.

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Aradidae Insects described in 1989 Hemiptera of New Zealand Pentatomomorpha genera Monotypic Hemiptera genera {{pentatomomorpha-stub