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2. Giant mesquite bug - Wikipedia

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   The giant mesquite bug (Thasus neocalifornicus) is an insect of the order Hemiptera, or the "true bugs". As a member of the family Coreidae , it is a leaf-footed bug. As the common name implies, it is a large bug that feeds on mesquite trees of the American Southwest and Northwestern Mexico.

3. Pentatomidae - Wikipedia

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   Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea , and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species.

4. Lygaeidae - Wikipedia

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   The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. [1] Many species feed on seeds, some on sap or seed pods, others are omnivores and a few, such as the wekiu bug, are insectivores.

5. Hemiptera - Wikipedia

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   Many insects with "bug" in their common name, especially in American English, belong to other orders; for example, the lovebug is a fly [9] and the Maybug and ladybug are beetles. [10] The term is occasionally extended to colloquial names for freshwater or marine crustaceans (e.g. Balmain bug , Moreton Bay bug , mudbug ) and used by physicians ...

6. Entomology - Wikipedia

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   Forensic entomology is a branch of forensic science that studies insects found on corpses or elsewhere around crime scenes. This includes studying the types of insects commonly found on cadavers, their life cycles, their presence in different environments, and how insect assemblages change with decomposition. [16]

7. Phasmatodea - Wikipedia

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   The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles , although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. [ 1 ]

8. Scutelleridae - Wikipedia

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   Scutelleridae is a family of true bugs.They are commonly known as jewel (stink) bugs or metallic shield bugs due to their often brilliant coloration. With the name based on the Asian genus Scutellera, they are also known as shield-backed bugs due to the enlargement of the thoracic scutellum into a continuous shield over the abdomen and wings. [1]

9. Cotinis nitida - Wikipedia

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   Cotinis nitida, commonly known as the green June beetle, June bug or June beetle, [1] is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the eastern United States and Canada, where it is most abundant in the South. It is sometimes confused with the related southwestern species figeater beetle Cotinis mutabilis, which is less destructive.