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Hemiptera (/ h ɛ ˈ m ɪ p t ər ə /; from Ancient Greek hemipterus 'half-winged') is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs.
Articles relating to the Hemiptera (true bugs), an order of insects comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from 1 mm (0.04 in) to around 15 cm (6 in), and share a common arrangement of piercing-sucking mouthparts.
Pages in category "Hemiptera of North America" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,278 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Achilidae is a family of planthoppers, sometimes called "achilids" in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 520 described species in Achilidae. There are at least 520 described species in Achilidae.
"Typical bugs" might be used as a more unequivocal alternative, since the heteropterans are most consistently and universally termed "bugs" among the Hemiptera. "Heteroptera" is Greek for "different wings": most species have forewings with both membranous and hardened portions (called hemelytra ); members of the primitive sub-group ...
Pages in category "Hemiptera families" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Hemiptera of North America (1 C, 1,278 P) O. Hemiptera of Oceania (2 C, 41 P) S. Hemiptera of South America (249 P) This page was last edited on 5 June 2017, at 14:32 ...
The Lygaeoidea are a sizeable superfamily of true bugs, containing seed bugs and allies, in the order Hemiptera. There are about 16 families and more than 4,600 described species in Lygaeoidea, found worldwide. Most feed on seeds or sap, but a few are predators. [1] [2] [3]