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)
Bakerella bullata
Bakerella bullata
Bakerella cinerea
Bakerella cinerea
Bakerella cornigera
Bakerella cornigera
Bakerella fusca
Bakerella fusca
Bakerella maculata
Bakerella maculata
Bakerella minuta
Bakerella minuta
Bakerella muscotana
Bakerella muscotana
Bakerella pediforma
Bakerella pediforma
Bakerella penefusca
Bakerella penefusca
Bakerella rotundifrons
Bakerella rotundifrons
Bakerella spinifera
Bakerella spinifera
Balboa ampliata
Balboa ampliata
Balcanocerus crataegi
Balcanocerus crataegi
Balcanocerus fitchi
Balcanocerus fitchi
Balcanocerus provancheri
Balcanocerus provancheri
Balcanocerus spinosus
Balcanocerus spinosus
Balclutha abdominalis
Balclutha abdominalis
Balclutha arctica
Balclutha arctica
Balclutha caldwelli
Balclutha caldwelli
Balclutha confluens
Balclutha confluens
Balclutha diluta
Balclutha diluta
Balclutha flavescens
Balclutha flavescens
Balclutha frontalis
Balclutha frontalis
Balclutha impunctata
Balclutha impunctata
Balclutha incisa
Balclutha incisa
Balclutha jafara
Balclutha jafara
Balclutha knulli
Balclutha knulli
Balclutha lucida
Balclutha lucida
Balclutha manitou
Balclutha manitou
Balclutha nevadensis
Balclutha nevadensis
Balclutha rosacea
Balclutha rosacea
Balclutha saltuella
Balclutha saltuella
Balclutha tricolor
Balclutha tricolor
Bald Cypress Mealybug
Crisicoccus taxodi
Baldulus montanus
Baldulus montanus
Balduza bufo
Balduza bufo
Balduza una
Balduza una
Ballella basicornis
Ballella basicornis
Balsam Twig Aphid
Mindarus abietinus
Bamboo Aphid
Melanaphis bambusae
Banana-shaped Scale
Prococcus acutissimus
Banasa calva
Banasa calva
Banasa grisea
Banasa grisea
Banasa herbacea
Banasa herbacea
Banasa lenticularis
Banasa lenticularis
Banasa rolstoni
Banasa rolstoni
Identification: Det. D.B. Thomas, 2017 (tentative)
Banasa tumidifrons
Banasa tumidifrons
Bandara curvata
Bandara curvata
Bandara johnsoni
Bandara johnsoni
Bandara parallela
Bandara parallela
Banded-winged Whitefly
Trialeurodes abutiloneus
Barber's Giant Mealybug
Puto barberi
Barce aberrans
Barce aberrans
Barce cf-husseyi
Barce cf-husseyi
Barce uhleri
Barce uhleri
Barce werneri
Barce werneri
Basswood Treehopper
Telamona tiliae
Beameria venosa
Beameria venosa
Beameria wheeleri
Beameria wheeleri
Bean Root Aphid
Smynthurodes betae
Beardtongue Lacebug
Teleonemia montivaga
Bed Bug
Cimex lectularius
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Bee Assassin Bug
Apiomerus crassipes
Beech Blight Aphid
Grylloprociphilus imbricator
Beech Scale
Cryptococcus fagisuga
Beet Leaf Bug
Parapiesma quadratum
Belostoma bakeri
Belostoma bakeri
Belostoma confusum
Belostoma confusum
Belostoma flumineum
Belostoma flumineum
Belostoma fusciventre
Belostoma fusciventre
Belostoma lutarium
Belostoma lutarium
Belostoma minor
Belostoma minor
Belostoma testaceum
Belostoma testaceum
Bicolored Frostweed Aphid
Uroleucon verbesinae
Bifoliarus bispinus
Bifoliarus bispinus
Bifoliarus sablensis
Bifoliarus sablensis
Big-Eyed Toad Bug
Gelastocoris oculatus
Bilberry Shieldbug
Elasmucha ferrugata
Birch Lace Bug
Corythucha pallipes
Black Bean Bug
Brachyplatys subaeneus
Black Bee Assassin Bug
Apiomerus longispinis
Black Citrus Aphid
Aphis aurantii
Black Damsel Bug
Nabis subcoleoptratus
Black Grass Bug
Labops hesperius
Black Ground Bug
Microporus nigrita
Black Locust Aphid
Appendiseta robiniae
Black Olive Scale
Saissetia oleae
Black Sage Aphid
Macrosiphum salviae
Black Stink Bug
Proxys punctulatus
Black Willow Aphid
Pterocomma smithiae
Black-and-Red Bug
Lygaeus equestris
Black-and-white Treehopper
Membracis foliatafasciata
Blackcurrant--Sowthistle Aphid
Hyperomyzus lactucae
Blepharidopterus provancheri
Blepharidopterus provancheri
Blissus arenarius
Blissus arenarius
Blissus canadensis
Blissus canadensis
Blissus minutus
Blissus minutus
Blissus sweeti
Blissus sweeti
Blotched River Birch Aphid
Calaphis neobetulella
Blue-black Spruce Giant-Aphid
Cinara hottesi