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)
Protrocha solitaria
Protrocha solitaria
Protrocha viridis
Protrocha viridis
Provancherana mollicula
Provancherana mollicula
Provancherana tripunctata
Provancherana tripunctata
Prytanes dissimilis
Prytanes dissimilis
Prytanes formosus
Prytanes formosus
Prytanes fuscicornis
Prytanes fuscicornis
Prytanes intercisa
Prytanes intercisa
Prytanes oblongus
Prytanes oblongus
Psallus variabilis
Psallus variabilis
Psammotettix beirnei
Psammotettix beirnei
Psammotettix cahuilla
Psammotettix cahuilla
Psammotettix dentatus
Psammotettix dentatus
Psammotettix lividellus
Psammotettix lividellus
Psammotettix nesiotus
Psammotettix nesiotus
Pselliopus marmorosus
Pselliopus marmorosus
Pselliopus zebra
Pselliopus zebra
Pseudo-Curly Top Treehopper
Micrutalis malleifera
Pseudocnemodus canadensis
Pseudocnemodus canadensis
Pseudometapterus umbrosus
Pseudometapterus umbrosus
Pseudopamera nitidula
Pseudopamera nitidula
Pseudopamera rubricata
Pseudopamera rubricata
Pseudopsallus angularis
Pseudopsallus angularis
Pseudopsallus anograe
Pseudopsallus anograe
Pseudopsallus demensus
Pseudopsallus demensus
Pseudopsallus sericatus
Pseudopsallus sericatus
Pseudozelurus arizonicus
Pseudozelurus arizonicus
Psylla sanguinea
Spanioneura sanguinea
Psylla viridescens
Psylla viridescens
Pterocallis alnifoliae
Pterocallis alnifoliae
Pterocomma populeum
Pterocomma populeum
Pterocomma rufipes
Pterocomma rufipes
Pterocomma sanguiceps
Pterocomma sanguiceps
Publilia concava
Publilia concava
Publilia modesta
Publilia modesta
Publilia reticulata
Publilia reticulata
Purple Scale
Lepidosaphes beckii
Purshivora aculeata
Purshivora aculeata
Purshivora chelifera
Purshivora chelifera
common in the Great Basin area (Dr Gill's comment)
Purshivora coryli
Purshivora coryli
Purshivora maculata
Purshivora maculata
Pycnocoris ursinus
Pycnocoris ursinus
Pycnoderes balli
Pycnoderes balli
Pycnoderes dilatatus
Pycnoderes dilatatus
Pycnoderes obscuratus
Pycnoderes obscuratus
Pycnoderes vanduzeei
Pycnoderes vanduzeei
Pygmy Backswimmer
Plea minutissima
Pygospina reducta
Pygospina reducta
Pygospina spinata
Pygospina spinata
Pygovepres vaccinicola
Pygovepres vaccinicola
Quernaspis quercus
Quernaspis quercus
Quilnus niger
Quilnus niger
Quilnus nigrinus
Quilnus nigrinus
Quilnus usingeri
Quilnus usingeri
Quince Treehopper
Glossonotus crataegi
Ragged Spruce Gall Adelgid
Pineus similis
Ragweed Plant Bug
Chlamydatus associatus
Rambur's pied shieldbug
Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Ramphocorixa acuminata
Ramphocorixa acuminata
Ranatra australis
Ranatra australis
Ranatra brevicollis
Ranatra brevicollis
Ranatra drakei
Ranatra drakei
Ranatra kirkaldyi
Ranatra kirkaldyi
Ranatra montezuma
Ranatra montezuma
Ranatra nigra
Ranatra nigra
Ranatra texana
Ranatra texana
Red Apple Leafhopper
Eratoneura hartii
Red Cedar Spittlebug
Clastoptera arborina
Red Date Scale
Phoenicococcus marlatti
Red Goldenrod Aphid
Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum
Red Gum Lerp Psyllid
Glycaspis brimblecombei
Red Pine Scale
Matsucoccus matsumurae
Red Wax Scale
Ceroplastes rubens
Red Yarrow Aphid
Uroleucon achilleae
Red-cross Shield Bug
Elasmostethus cruciatus
Red-cuneus Plant Bug
Polymerus rubrocuneatus
Red-osier Dogwood Aphid
Aphis neogillettei
Red-shouldered Bug
Jadera haematoloma
Red-stained Hickory Aphid
Protopterocallis gigantea
Red-tailed Leafhopper
Aflexia rubranura
Redbud Aphid
Aphis pawneepae
Reddish Brown Willow Bark Aphid
Pterocomma bicolor
Redtrim Bug
Scantius forsteri
Reduvius senilis
Reduvius senilis
Relict Naucorid Bug
Ambrysus relictus
Repipta flavicans
Repipta flavicans
Reptalus beirnei
Reptalus beirnei
Reptalus exoptatus
Reptalus exoptatus
Reptalus fidus
Reptalus fidus
Reticopsis nubila
Reticopsis nubila
Reticopsis udrobates
Reticopsis udrobates
Reuteria dobsoni
Reuteria dobsoni
Reuteria irrorata
Reuteria irrorata
Reuteria platani
Reuteria platani
Reventazonia lawsoni
Reventazonia lawsoni
Rhagovelia becki
Rhagovelia becki
Rhagovelia choreutes
Rhagovelia choreutes
Rhagovelia distincta
Rhagovelia distincta
Rhagovelia ignota
Rhagovelia ignota
Rhagovelia knighti
Rhagovelia knighti