#order_Hemiptera__Hemiptera plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g. aphids; plant lice; cicadas)
supertype: #animal_order the order of animals
member of: #class_Insecta
member: #hemipterous_insect__hemipterousinsect__bug__hemipteran__hemipteron insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
member: #family_Miridae__Miridae__Capsidae__family_Capsidae leaf bugs
member: #mirid_bug__miridbug__mirid__capsid a variety of leaf bug
member: #genus_Poecilocapsus__Poecilocapsus a genus of Miridae
member: #four-lined_plant_bug__four-lined_leaf_bug__Poecilocapsus_lineatus yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America
member: #genus_Lygus__Lygus plant-sucking bugs
member: #lygus_bug__lygusbug vector of viral plant diseases
member: #family_Tingidae__Tingidae lace bugs
member: #lace_bug small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines
member: #family_Lygaeidae__Lygaeidae lygaeid bugs
member: #lygaeid_bug__lygaeidbug__lygaeid a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees
member: #genus_Blissus__Blissus chinch bugs
member: #chinch_bug__Blissus_leucopterus small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses
member: #family_Coreidae__Coreidae squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs
member: #coreid_bug__coreid a true bug
member: #genus_Anasa__Anasa squash bugs
member: #squash_bug__Anasa_tristis large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family
member: #genus_Leptoglossus__Leptoglossus leaf-footed bugs
member: #leaf-footed_bug__leaf-foot_bug large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs
member: #family_Cimicidae__Cimicidae wingless flat-bodied blood-sucking insects
member: #genus_Cimex__Cimex type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs
member: #bedbug__bed_bug__bedbug__chinch__Cimex_lectularius bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
member: #family_Notonectidae__Notonectidae aquatic carnivorous insects
member: #genus_Notonecta__Notonecta type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers
member: #backswimmer__Notonecta_undulata predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
member: #suborder_Heteroptera__Heteroptera true bugs
member: #heteropterous_insect__heteropterousinsect true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips
member: #family_Belostomatidae__Belostomatidae water bugs
member: #giant_water_bug large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds on young fishes
member: #family_Nepidae__Nepidae water scorpions
member: #water_scorpion__waterscorpion long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube
member: #genus_Nepa__Nepa type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions
member: #genus_Ranatra__Ranatra elongate very slender water scorpions
member: #family_Corixidae__Corixidae water bugs
member: #genus_Corixa__Corixa type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs
member: #water_boatman__waterboatman__boat_bug carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs
member: #family_Gerrididae__Gerrididae__Gerridae__family_Gerridae an arthropod family that includes water striders
member: #water_strider__waterstrider__pond-skater__water_skater__waterskater long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
member: #genus_Gerris__Gerris type genus of the Gerrididae
member: #common_pond-skater__Gerris_lacustris a variety of water strider
member: #family_Reduviidae__Reduviidae assassin bugs
member: #assassin_bug__reduviid a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals
member: #genus_Triatoma__Triatoma conenoses
member: #conenose_bug__conenose__cone-nosed_bug__big_bedbug__bigbedbug__kissing_bug__kissingbug large bloodsucking bug
member: #genus_Arilus__Arilus a genus of Reduviidae
member: #wheel_bug__wheelbug__Arilus_cristatus large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects
member: #family_Pyrrhocoridae__Pyrrhocoridae firebugs
member: #firebug a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain
member: #genus_Dysdercus__Dysdercus a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it
member: #cotton_stainer a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton
member: #suborder_Homoptera__Homoptera plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects
member: #homopterous_insect__homopterousinsect__homopteran insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
member: #family_Aleyrodidae__Aleyrodidae whiteflies
member: #genus_Aleyrodes__Aleyrodes type genus of the Aleyrodidae
member: #citrus_whitefly__Dialeurodes_citri whitefly that attacks citrus trees
member: #whitefly minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects
member: #genus_Dialeurodes__Dialeurodes a genus of Aleyrodidae
member: #genus_Trialeurodes__Trialeurodes a genus of Aleyrodidae
member: #greenhouse_whitefly__Trialeurodes_vaporariorum whitefly that inhabits greenhouses
member: #genus_Bemisia__Bemisia sweet-potato whitefly
member: #sweet-potato_whitefly a variety of whitefly
member: #superbug__Bemisia_tabaci__poinsettia_strain a strain accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias
member: #superfamily_Coccoidea__Coccoidea scale insects and mealybugs
member: #coccid_insect scale insects and mealybugs
member: #family_Coccidae__Coccidae scale insects
member: #soft_scale an insect active in all stages
member: #genus_Coccus type genus of the Coccidae
member: #brown_soft_scale__Coccus_hesperidum pest on citrus trees
member: #family_Diaspididae__Diaspididae armored scales
member: #armored_scale__armoredscale insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female
member: #genus_Aspidiotus__Aspidiotus a genus of Diaspididae
member: #San_Jose_scale__Aspidiotus_perniciosus small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees
member: #family_Dactylopiidae__Dactylopiidae cochineal insects
member: #genus_Dactylopius__Dactylopius type genus of the Dactylopiidae
member: #cochineal_insect__cochinealinsect__cochineal__Dactylopius_coccus Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
member: #family_Pseudococcidae__Pseudococcidae scale-like insects: mealybugs
member: #genus_Pseudococcus__Pseudococcus type genus of the Pseudococcidae
member: #citrophilous_mealybug__citrophilus_mealybug__citrophilusmealybug__pseudococcusfragili destructive especially to citrus
member: #Comstock_mealybug__Comstock's_mealybug__Pseudococcus_comstocki Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees
member: #mealybug__mealy_bug__mealybug scale-like plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
member: #genus_Planococcus__Planococcus a genus of Pseudococcidae
member: #citrus_mealybug__citrusmealybug__Planococcus_citri feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus
member: #superfamily_Aphidoidea__Aphidoidea plant lice
member: #aphid any of various small plant-sucking insects
member: #family_Aphididae__Aphididae small soft-bodied plant lice
member: #genus_Aphis__Aphis type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables
member: #green_apple_aphid__greenappleaphid__apple_aphid__appleaphid__Aphis_pomi bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves
member: #blackfly__bean_aphid__Aphis_fabae blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
member: #genus_Eriosoma__Eriosoma woolly aphids
member: #woolly_apple_aphid__American_blight__Eriosoma_lanigerum primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees
member: #genus_Prociphilus__Prociphilus a genus of Aphididae
member: #woolly_alder_aphid__Prociphilus_tessellatus attacks alders
member: #family_Adelgidae__Adelgidae plant lice
member: #genus_Adelges__Adelges type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice
member: #balsam_woolly_aphid__Adelges_piceae a variety of adelgid
member: #spruce_gall_aphid__Adelges_abietis a variety of adelgid
member: #adelgid any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers
member: #genus_Pineus__Pineus a genus of Adelgidae
member: #pine_leaf_aphid__Pineus_pinifoliae a variety of adelgid
member: #family_Phylloxeridae__Phylloxeridae plant lice
member: #genus_Phylloxera__Phylloxera type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice
member: #grape_louse__grapelouse__grape_phylloxera__grapephylloxera__Phylloxera_vitifoleae destructive to various grape plants
member: #family_Psyllidae__Psyllidae__Chermidae__family_Chermidae jumping plant lice
member: #jumping_plant_louse__psylla__psyllid small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices
member: #family_Cicadidae__Cicadidae cicadas
member: #genus_Cicada type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas
member: #cicada__cicala stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
member: #genus_Tibicen__Tibicen harvest flies
member: #dog-day_cicada__dogdaycicada__harvest_fly__harvestfly its distinctive song is heard during July and August
member: #genus_Magicicada__Magicicada seventeen-year locust
member: #seventeen-year_locust__periodical_cicada__Magicicada_septendecim North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13' to 17' years to mature
member: #family_Cercopidae__Cercopidae froghoppers or spittlebugs
member: #spittle_insect__spittleinsect__spittlebug small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
member: #genus_Philaenus__Philaenus a genus of Cercopidae
member: #meadow_spittlebug__Philaenus_spumarius North American insect that severely damages grasses
member: #genus_Aphrophora__Aphrophora a genus of Cercopidae
member: #pine_spittlebug North American insect that attacks pines
member: #Saratoga_spittlebug__Aphrophora_saratogensis feeds on pines in northern United States
member: #family_Cicadellidae__Cicadellidae leafhoppers
member: #leafhopper small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants
member: #family_Jassidae__Jassidae family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications
member: #leafhopper small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants
member: #family_Membracidae__Membracidae plant hoppers: treehoppers
member: #treehopper small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs
member: #family_Fulgoridae__Fulgoridae plant hoppers: lantern flies
member: #lantern_fly__lanternfly large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light
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