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)
Flavoclypeus nigriscutellatus
Flavoclypeus nigriscutellatus
Flavoclypeus nitens
Flavoclypeus nitens
Flexamia abbreviata
Flexamia abbreviata
Flexamia albida
Flexamia albida
Flexamia arizonensis
Flexamia arizonensis
Flexamia atlantica
Flexamia atlantica
Flexamia clayi
Flexamia clayi
Flexamia curvata
Flexamia curvata
Flexamia dakota
Flexamia dakota
Flexamia decora
Flexamia decora
Flexamia delongi
Flexamia delongi
Flexamia doeringae
Flexamia doeringae
Flexamia flexulosa
Flexamia flexulosa
Flexamia graminea
Flexamia graminea
Flexamia grammica
Flexamia grammica
Flexamia huroni
Flexamia huroni
Flexamia inflata
Flexamia inflata
Flexamia modica
Flexamia modica
Flexamia pectinata
Flexamia pectinata
Flexamia picta
Flexamia picta
Flexamia prairiana
Flexamia prairiana
Flexamia pyrops
Flexamia pyrops
Flexamia reflexa
Flexamia reflexa
Flexamia ritana
Flexamia ritana
Flexamia sandersi
Flexamia sandersi
Flexamia satilla
Flexamia satilla
Flexamia stylata
Flexamia stylata
Florida Palm Derbid
Omolicna joi
Florida Predatory Stink Bug
Euthyrhynchus floridanus
Floridana Scale
Lindingaspis floridana
Floridonus taxodii
Floridonus taxodii
Fokkeria producta
Fokkeria producta
Forcipata ancantha
Forcipata ancantha
Forcipata calipera
Forcipata calipera
Forcipata cf. triquetra
Forcipata cf-triquetra
Forcipata frigida
Forcipata frigida
Forcipata ips
Forcipata ips
Forcipata loca
Forcipata loca
Forcipata montana
Forcipata montana
Forcipata unica
Forcipata unica
Forcipata xlix
Forcipata xlix
Four-lined Plant Bug
Poecilocapsus lineatus
Four-spotted Hawthorn Aphid
Utamphorophora crataegi
Four-spotted Spittlebug
Aphrophora quadrinotata
Four-spurred Assassin Bug
Zelus tetracanthus
Fowlerium productum
Fowlerium productum
Freysuila dugesii
Freysuila dugesii
Fringetree Lace Bug
Leptoypha mutica
Friscanus friscanus
Friscanus friscanus
Froeschneria piligera
Froeschneria piligera
Galeatus affinis
Galeatus affinis
Galeatus spinifrons
Galeatus spinifrons
Galgupha aterrima
Galgupha aterrima
Galgupha atra
Galgupha atra
Galgupha nitiduloides
Galgupha nitiduloides
Gardena elkinsi
Gardena elkinsi
Gardena poppaea
Gardena poppaea
Garganus splendidus
Garganus splendidus
Gargaphia albescens
Gargaphia albescens
Gargaphia amorphae
Gargaphia amorphae
Gargaphia angulata
Gargaphia angulata
Gargaphia arizonica
Gargaphia arizonica
Gargaphia condensa
Gargaphia condensa
Gargaphia iridescens
Gargaphia iridescens
Gargaphia opacula 0
Gargaphia opacula
Gargara genistae
Gargara genistae
Garlic Mustard Aphid
Lipaphis alliariae
Gastrodes pacificus
Gastrodes pacificus
Gelastocoris rotundatus
Gelastocoris rotundatus
Geminate Leafhopper
Colladonus geminatus
Geocoris alboclavus 0
Geocoris alboclavus
Geocoris barberi
Geocoris barberi
Geocoris black-calli-az
Geocoris black-calli-az
Geocoris carinatus 0
Geocoris carinatus
Geocoris davisi 0
Geocoris davisi
Geocoris decoratus 0
Geocoris decoratus
Geocoris discopterus
Geocoris discopterus
Geocoris howardi
Geocoris howardi
Geocoris limbatus
Geocoris limbatus
Geocoris lividipennis
Geocoris lividipennis
Geocoris nanus 0
Geocoris nanus
Geocoris omani 0
Geocoris omani
Geocoris paulus 0
Geocoris paulus
Geocoris scudderi
Geocoris scudderi
Geocoris undescribed
Geocoris undescribed
Gerris alacris
Gerris alacris
Gerris argenticollis
Gerris argenticollis
Gerris comatus
Gerris comatus
Gerris gillettei
Gerris gillettei
Gerris incognitus
Gerris incognitus
Gerris incurvatus
Gerris incurvatus
Gerris insperatus
Gerris insperatus
Gerris marginatus
Gerris marginatus
Gerris pingreensis
Gerris pingreensis
Giant Bark Aphid
Longistigma caryae
Giant Coccid
Kuwania quercus
Giant Mesquite Bug
Thasus neocalifornicus
Giant Milkweed Bug
Sephina gundlachii
Giant Water Bug
Lethocerus americanus
Giant Water Strider
Aquarius elongatus