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)
Paratriphleps laevisculus
Paratriphleps laevisculus
Paraxenetus guttulatus
Paraxenetus guttulatus
Pareuidella avicephaliforma
Pareuidella avicephaliforma
Pareuidella magnistylus
Pareuidella magnistylus
Pareuidella spatulata
Pareuidella spatulata
Pareuidella triloba
Pareuidella triloba
Pareuidella weedi
Pareuidella weedi
Parkana alata
Parkana alata
Parthenicus baccharidis
Parthenicus baccharidis
Parthenicus covilleae
Parthenicus covilleae
Parthenicus irroratus
Parthenicus irroratus
Parthenicus oreades
Parthenicus oreades
Parthenicus peregrinus (0)
Parthenicus peregrinus
Parthenicus pinicola
Parthenicus pinicola
Parthenicus ruber
Parthenicus ruber
Parthenicus rufivenosus
Parthenicus rufivenosus
Parthenicus sabulosus
Parthenicus sabulosus
Parthenicus sedumicola
Parthenicus sedumicola
Parthenicus selectus
Parthenicus selectus
Pasadenus chicanus
Pasadenus chicanus
Patapius spinosus
Patapius spinosus
Paurocoris punctata
Paurocoris punctata
Pealius kelloggi
Pealius kelloggi
Pear Lace Bug
Stephanitis pyri
Pear Plant Bug
Neolygus communis
Peconus scriptanus
Peconus scriptanus
Pediopsoides davisi
Pediopsoides davisi
Pediopsoides distinctus
Pediopsoides distinctus
Pellaea stictica
Pellaea stictica
Pelocoris balius
Pelocoris balius
Pelocoris biimpressus
Pelocoris biimpressus
Pelocoris carolinensis
Pelocoris carolinensis
Pelocoris femoratus
Pelocoris femoratus
Pemphigus betae
Pemphigus betae
Pemphigus knowltoni
Pemphigus knowltoni
Pemphigus longicornis
Pemphigus longicornis
Pemphigus monophagus
Pemphigus monophagus
Pemphigus nortonii
Pemphigus nortonii
Pemphigus obesinymphae
Pemphigus obesinymphae
Pemphigus populiglobuli
Pemphigus populiglobuli
Pemphigus populiramulorum
Pemphigus populiramulorum
Pemphigus populivenae
Pemphigus populivenae
Pemphigus tartareus
Pemphigus tartareus
Pendarus avicephalus
Pendarus avicephalus
Pendarus crucifix
Pendarus crucifix
Pendarus franconianus
Pendarus franconianus
Pendarus magnus
Pendarus magnus
Pendarus osborni
Pendarus osborni
Pendarus palustris
Pendarus palustris
Pendarus punctiscriptus
Pendarus punctiscriptus
Pendarus uhleri
Pendarus uhleri
Penehuleria acuticephala
Penehuleria acuticephala
Penepissonotus bicolor
Penepissonotus bicolor
Penestragania alabamensis
Penestragania alabamensis
Penestragania hualpaiana
Penestragania hualpaiana
Penestragania ivanpah
Penestragania ivanpah
Penestragania robusta
Penestragania robusta
Pennsylvania Ambush Bug
Phymata pennsylvanica
Pentacora hirta
Pentacora hirta
Pentacora ligata
Pentacora ligata
Pentacora signoreti
Pentacora signoreti
Pentagramma bivittata
Pentagramma bivittata
Pentagramma douglasensis
Pentagramma douglasensis
Pentagramma longistylata
Pentagramma longistylata
Pentagramma vittatifrons
Pentagramma vittatifrons
Pentastiridius cinnamomeus
Pentastiridius cinnamomeus
Pentastiridius habeckorum
Pentastiridius habeckorum
Penthimia americana
Penthimia americana
Penthimia floridana
Penthimia floridana
Peony Scale
Pseudaonidia paeoniae
Peppertree Psyllid
Calophya schini
Perigenes similis
Perigenes similis
Perillus circumcinctus
Perillus circumcinctus
Perillus confluens
Perillus confluens
Perillus exaptus
Perillus exaptus
Perillus splendidus
Perillus splendidus
Perillus strigipes
Perillus strigipes
Periodical Cicada
Magicicada septemdecim
Peritrechus convivus
Peritrechus convivus
Peritrechus fraternus
Peritrechus fraternus
Peritrechus paludemaris
Peritrechus paludemaris
Peritrechus tristis
Peritrechus tristis
Peritropis husseyi
Peritropis husseyi
Peritropis saldaeformis
Peritropis saldaeformis
Persis arizonensis
Persis arizonensis
Persis ferox
Persis ferox
Phalacrococcus howertoni
Phalacrococcus howertoni
Pharypia nitidiventris
Pharypia nitidiventris
Phasmatocoris labyrinthicus
Phasmatocoris labyrinthicus
Philaronia abjecta
Philaronia abjecta
Philatis tuberculata
Philatis tuberculata
Philya californiensis
Philya californiensis
Philya ferruginosa
Philya ferruginosa
Phimodera binotata
Phimodera binotata
Phlepsanus denudatus
Phlepsanus denudatus
Phlepsanus nigrifrons
Phlepsanus nigrifrons
Phlepsanus vanduzei
Phlepsanus vanduzei
Phoenicocoris australis
Phoenicocoris australis
Phorticus collaris
Phorticus collaris
Phrictopyga occidentalis
Phrictopyga occidentalis