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)
Leatherwood Treehopper
Enchenopa brevis
Lebradea flavovirens
Lebradea flavovirens
Lebradea helvina
Lebradea helvina
Lecanodiaspis prosopidis
Lecanodiaspis prosopidis
Leioscyta ferruginipennis
Leioscyta ferruginipennis
Leioscyta pallidipennis
Leioscyta pallidipennis
Lemellus bimaculatus
Lemellus bimaculatus
Lemon Gum Psyllid
Cryptoneossa triangula
Lepidargyrus ancorifer
Lepidargyrus ancorifer
Leptodictya nicholi
Leptodictya nicholi
Leptodictya simulans
Leptodictya simulans
Leptoglossus concolor
Leptoglossus concolor
Leptoglossus jacquelinae
Leptoglossus jacquelinae
Leptopharsa clitoriae
Leptopharsa clitoriae
Leptopharsa heidemanni
Leptopharsa heidemanni
Leptopharsa oblonga
Leptopharsa oblonga
Leptopterna amoena
Leptopterna amoena
Leptoypha barberi
Leptoypha barberi
Leptoypha drakei
Leptoypha drakei
Leptoypha elliptica
Leptoypha elliptica
Leptoypha minor
Leptoypha minor
Lesser Rose Aphid
Myzaphis rosarum
Leucaena Psyllid
Heteropsylla cubana
Leuronota fagarae
Leuronota fagarae
Leuronota maculata
Leuronota maculata
Leuronota maritima
Leuronota maritima
Leutiola ajo
Leutiola ajo
Liburniella ornata
Liburniella ornata
Ligyrocoris caricis 0
Ligyrocoris caricis
Ligyrocoris delitus
Ligyrocoris delitus
Ligyrocoris depictus
Ligyrocoris depictus
Ligyrocoris diffusus
Ligyrocoris diffusus
Ligyrocoris latimarginatus
Ligyrocoris latimarginatus
Ligyrocoris litigiosus
Ligyrocoris litigiosus
Ligyrocoris obscurus
Ligyrocoris obscurus
Ligyrocoris probably-unnamed
Ligyrocoris probably-unnamed
Limbanus deltus
Limbanus deltus
Limbanus limbatus
Limbanus limbatus
Limbanus omani
Limbanus omani
Lime Seed Bug
Oxycarenus lavaterae
Limnogonus recens
Limnogonus recens
Limotettix conservatus
Limotettix conservatus
Limotettix ferganensis
Limotettix ferganensis
Limotettix minuendus
Limotettix minuendus
Limotettix nigrax
Limotettix nigrax
Limotettix parallelus
Limotettix parallelus
Limotettix sphagneticus
Limotettix sphagneticus
Limotettix urnura
Limotettix urnura
Linden Lace Bug
Gargaphia tiliae
caused severe browning of Basswood in Canada ( 8 )
Lineostethus clypeatus
Lineostethus clypeatus
Lineostethus tenebricornis
Lineostethus tenebricornis
Linnaeus' Periodical Cicada
Magicicada septendecim
Linné's Annual Cicada
Neotibicen linnei
Lipogomphus brevis
Lipogomphus brevis
Litomiris curtus
Litomiris curtus
Litomiris debilis
Litomiris debilis
Litophallus schellenbergii
Litophallus schellenbergii
Livia caricis
Livia caricis
Lonatura bicolor
Lonatura bicolor
Lonatura megalopa
Lonatura megalopa
Lonatura notata
Lonatura notata
Lonatura salsura
Lonatura salsura
Lonatura ventralis
Lonatura ventralis
Long Brown Scale
Coccus longulus
Long-necked Seed Bug
Myodocha serripes
Long-tailed Mealybug
Pseudococcus longispinus
Lophoscutus uhleri
Lophoscutus uhleri
Lopidea ampla
Lopidea ampla
Lopidea anisacanthi
Lopidea anisacanthi
Lopidea barberi
Lopidea barberi
Lopidea caesar 0
Lopidea caesar
Lopidea confraterna
Lopidea confraterna
Lopidea eremita
Lopidea eremita
Lopidea lateralis
Lopidea lateralis
Lopidea marginata
Lopidea marginata
Lopidea minima
Lopidea minima
Lopidea minor 0
Lopidea minor
Lopidea nigridia
Lopidea nigridia
Lopidea polingorum 0
Lopidea polingorum
Lopidea teton 0
Lopidea teton
Lopidella flavoscuta
Lopidella flavoscuta
Loricula pselaphiformis
Loricula pselaphiformis
Lycioides amoenus
Lycioides amoenus
Lycioides condalianus
Lycioides condalianus
Lycioides loculatus
Lycioides loculatus
Lycioides mohavensis
Lycioides mohavensis
Lycioides nevadus
Lycioides nevadus
Lycioides stellaris
Lycioides stellaris
Lycioides ursinus
Lycioides ursinus
Lyctocoris (Dolichomerium) stalii
Lyctocoris stalii
Lyctocoris canadensis
Lyctocoris canadensis
Lyctocoris elongatus 0
Lyctocoris elongatus
Lygaeospilus fusconervosus
Lygaeospilus fusconervosus
Lygaeospilus near-pusio
Lygaeospilus near-pusio
Lygaeospilus tripunctatus
Lygaeospilus tripunctatus
Lygaeus reclivatus
Lygaeus reclivatus
Lygidea mendax
Lygidea mendax
Lygidea rosacea
Lygidea rosacea
Lygidea salicis
Lygidea salicis
Lygocoris deraeocorides
Lygocoris deraeocorides