True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies
Order Hemiptera
The True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Order Hemiptera) includes 7,349 species across 120 families and 1,727 genera in our directory.
About True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies
Hemiptera (true bugs) includes over 80,000 described species across cicadas, aphids, leafhoppers, shield bugs, and bed bugs. Aphids alone cost global agriculture an estimated $2.5 billion annually in crop losses.
Economic Impact
The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) caused $37 million in apple crop losses in a single year in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region. Bed bug infestations in the U.S. increased by 500% between 2001-2010, costing the hotel industry hundreds of millions annually.
Ecological Role
Many Hemiptera are essential food sources for birds and predatory insects. Cicadas provide massive nutrient pulses during emergence events - a single Brood X emergence can involve trillions of individuals across 15 states.
Families in Hemiptera (120)
Species in Hemiptera (7,349)
Icerya acaciae
Icerya acaciae
Icerya imperatae
Icerya imperatae
Ischnodemus fulvipes
Ischnodemus fulvipes
Ischnodemus genei
Ischnodemus genei
Ischnodemus quadratus
Ischnodemus quadratus
Kallitaxila crini
Kallitaxila crini
Kallitaxila sinica
Kallitaxila sinica
Kuwania minuta
Kuwania minuta
Kuwania pasaniae
Kuwania pasaniae
Kuwania rubra
Kuwania rubra
Largus balteatus
Largus balteatus
Largus fasciatus
Largus fasciatus
Largus humilis
Largus humilis
Largus rufipennis
Largus rufipennis
Largus trochanterus
Largus trochanterus
Lasiochilus fusculus
Lasiochilus fusculus
Lasiochilus japonicus
Lasiochilus japonicus
Lecanodiaspis acaciae
Lecanodiaspis acaciae
Lecanodiaspis brabei
Lecanodiaspis brabei
Lecanodiaspis distincta
Lecanodiaspis distincta
Lecanodiaspis rufescens
Lecanodiaspis rufescens
Lecanodiaspis sardoa
Lecanodiaspis sardoa
Lecanodiaspis tarsalis
Lecanodiaspis tarsalis
Lecanodiaspis yuccae
Lecanodiaspis yuccae
Lethocerus annulipes
Lethocerus annulipes
Lethocerus collosicus
Lethocerus collosicus
Lethocerus maximus
Lethocerus maximus
Lethocerus truxali
Lethocerus truxali
Limnogonus fossarum
Limnogonus fossarum
Loricula angusticollis
Loricula angusticollis
Loricula basalis
Loricula basalis
Loricula bedeli
Loricula bedeli
Loricula coleoptrata
Loricula coleoptrata
Loricula distinguenda
Loricula distinguenda
Loricula exilis
Loricula exilis
Loricula freyi
Loricula freyi
Loricula jakovlevi
Loricula jakovlevi
Loricula meinanderi
Loricula meinanderi
Loricula nigritula
Loricula nigritula
Loricula pilosella
Loricula pilosella
Loricula pubescens
Loricula pubescens
Loricula ruficeps
Loricula ruficeps
Loricula rufoscutellata
Loricula rufoscutellata
Loricula stenocephala
Loricula stenocephala
Lyctocoris beneficus
Lyctocoris beneficus
Lyctocoris dimidiatus
Lyctocoris dimidiatus
Lyctocoris ichikawai
Lyctocoris ichikawai
Lyctocoris menieri
Lyctocoris menieri
Lyctocoris nidicola
Lyctocoris nidicola
Lyctocoris uyttenboogaarti
Lyctocoris uyttenboogaarti
Lyctocoris variegatus
Lyctocoris variegatus
Macrosaldula scotica
Macrosaldula scotica
Macrosaldula variabilis
Macrosaldula variabilis
Margarodes aurelianus
Margarodes aurelianus
Matsucoccus boratynskii
Matsucoccus boratynskii
Matsucoccus koraiensis
Matsucoccus koraiensis
Matsucoccus pini
Matsucoccus pini
Megacopta bicolor
Megacopta bicolor
Megacopta horvathi
Megacopta horvathi
Melanaethus spinolae
Melanaethus spinolae
Mesovelia brevia
Mesovelia brevia
Mesovelia egorovi
Mesovelia egorovi
Mesovelia hackeri
Mesovelia hackeri
Mesovelia hambletoni
Mesovelia hambletoni
Mesovelia horvathi
Mesovelia horvathi
Mesovelia hungerfordi
Mesovelia hungerfordi
Mesovelia miyamotoi
Mesovelia miyamotoi
Mesovelia thermalis
Mesovelia thermalis
Mesovelia vittigera
Mesovelia vittigera
Metacanthus maghrebinus
Metacanthus maghrebinus
Metacanthus mollis
Metacanthus mollis
Metacanthus pulchellus
Metacanthus pulchellus
Metopoplax fuscinervis
Metopoplax fuscinervis
Metopoplax origani
Metopoplax origani
Mezira tremulae
Mezira tremulae
Micronecta altera
Micronecta altera
Micronecta annae
Micronecta annae
Micronecta drepani
Micronecta drepani
Micronecta grisea
Micronecta grisea
Micronecta griseola
Micronecta griseola
Micronecta guttata
Micronecta guttata
Micronecta hungerfordi
Micronecta hungerfordi
Micronecta lenticularis
Micronecta lenticularis
Micronecta leucocephala
Micronecta leucocephala
Micronecta matsumurai
Micronecta matsumurai
Micronecta minutissima
Micronecta minutissima
Micronecta orientalis
Micronecta orientalis
Micronecta praetermissa
Micronecta praetermissa
Micronecta quadristrigata
Micronecta quadristrigata
Micronecta sedula
Micronecta sedula
Micronecta siva
Micronecta siva
Microplax interrupta
Microplax interrupta
Microplax plagiata
Microplax plagiata
Microvelia chilena
Microvelia chilena
Microvelia douglasi
Microvelia douglasi
Microvelia horvathi
Microvelia horvathi
Microvelia leveillei
Microvelia leveillei
Microvelia macgregori
Microvelia macgregori
Microvelia pygmaea
Microvelia pygmaea
Nabis biformis
Nabis biformis