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)
Blue-spotted Velvet Shore Bug
Ochterus marginatus
Blueberry Leafhopper
Scaphytopius magdalensis
Blunt-nosed Cranberry Leafhopper
Scleroracus vaccinii
Bolteria amicta
Bolteria amicta
Bolteria luteifrons
Bolteria luteifrons
Bonneyana osborni
Bonneyana osborni
Bonneyana schwarzi
Bonneyana schwarzi
Bonneyana terminalis
Bonneyana terminalis
Bordered Plant Bug
Arhaphe arguta
Bordered Plant Bug
Largus cinctus
Boreal Spittlebug
Aphrophora gelida
Boreolimnus incisurus
Boreolimnus incisurus
Boreostolus americanus
Boreostolus americanus
Bostaera balli
Bostaera balli
Bothriocera drakei
Bothriocera drakei
Bothriocera furcata
Bothriocera furcata
Bothriocera maculata
Bothriocera maculata
Bothriocera omani
Bothriocera omani
Bothriocera transversa
Bothriocera transversa
Bothriocera turcafa
Bothriocera turcafa
Bothynotus barberi
Bothynotus barberi
Botocudo modestus
Botocudo modestus
Bougainvillea mealybug
Phenacoccus peruvianus
Bourreria Leafhopper
Brunerella magnifica
Bow-legged Fir Aphid
Cinara curvipes
Boxelder Aphid
Periphyllus negundinis
Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
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Brachycaudus tragopogonis
Brachycaudus tragopogonis
Brachyrhynchus membranaceus
Brachyrhynchus membranaceus
Brachyunguis bonnevillensis
Brachyunguis bonnevillensis
Braggia longicauda
Braggia longicauda
Bramble Leafhopper
Ribautiana tenerrima
Branigan's Kermes
Allokermes branigani
Brenda arborea
Brenda arborea
Brepholoxa heidemanni
Brepholoxa heidemanni
Broad-headed Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbona
Brochymena affinis
Brochymena affinis
Brochymena arborea
Brochymena arborea
Brochymena barberi
Brochymena barberi
Brochymena cariosa
Brochymena cariosa
Brochymena carolinensis
Brochymena carolinensis
Brochymena chelonoides
Brochymena chelonoides
Brochymena dilata
Brochymena dilata
Brochymena diluta
Brochymena diluta
Brochymena florida
Brochymena florida
Brochymena hoppingi
Brochymena hoppingi
Brochymena lineata
Brochymena lineata
Brochymena parva
Brochymena parva
Identification: Small size, weak and thin antennae
Brochymena sulcata
Brochymena sulcata
Broken-backed Bug
Taylorilygus apicalis
Bronze-brown Dandelion Aphid
Uroleucon taraxaci
Brown Spirea Aphid
Aphis spiraephila
Brown Waterscorpion
Ranatra fusca
Bruchomorpha beameri
Bruchomorpha beameri
Bruchomorpha bunni
Bruchomorpha bunni
Bruchomorpha decorata
Bruchomorpha decorata
Bruchomorpha dorsata
Bruchomorpha dorsata
Bruchomorpha keidensia
Bruchomorpha keidensia
Bruchomorpha minima
Bruchomorpha minima
Bruchomorpha mormo
Bruchomorpha mormo
Bruchomorpha nodosa
Bruchomorpha nodosa
Bruchomorpha pallidipes
Bruchomorpha pallidipes
Bruchomorpha suturalis
Bruchomorpha suturalis
Bruchomorpha tenebrosa
Bruchomorpha tenebrosa
Bruchomorpha tristis
Bruchomorpha tristis
Bruchomorpha triunata
Bruchomorpha triunata
Bryantopsis ensigera
Bryantopsis ensigera
Buckeye Lace Bug
Corythucha aesculi
Buckthorn Aphid
Aphis nasturtii
Introduced from the Palearctic. Considered a pest.
Bueno's Velvet Water Bug
Hebrus buenoi
Buenoa arida
Buenoa arida
Buenoa arizonis
Buenoa arizonis
Buenoa confusa
Buenoa confusa
Buenoa margaritacea
Buenoa margaritacea
Buenoa marki
Buenoa marki
Buenoa platycnemis
Buenoa platycnemis
Buffalo Mountain Mealybug
Puto kosztarabi
Buffalo Treehopper
Stictocephala bisonia
Bulb‑and‑Potato Aphid
Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon
Bulrush Bug
Chilacis typhae
Burrowing Bug
Cyrtomenus ciliatus
Burrowing Bug
Pangaeus bilineatus
Burtinus notatipennis
Burtinus notatipennis
Bush Cicada
Tibicen dorsata
Cabrulus labeculus
Cabrulus labeculus
Cacama crepitans
Cacama crepitans
Cacama maura
Cacama maura
Cacama pygmaea
Cacama pygmaea
Cacopsylla alba
Cacopsylla alba
Cacopsylla magnicauda
Cacopsylla magnicauda
Cacopsylla nana
Cacopsylla nana
Cacopsylla notapennis
Cacopsylla notapennis
Cacopsylla pararibesiae
Cacopsylla pararibesiae
Cacopsylla peregrina
Cacopsylla peregrina
Cacopsylla rara
Cacopsylla rara
Cacopsylla tenuata
Cacopsylla tenuata
Cactus Coreid
Chelinidea vittiger
Cactus Scattered Cochineal
Dactylopius opuntiae
Caenodelphax teapae
Caenodelphax teapae
Caenopamera forreri
Caenopamera forreri