#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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