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)
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Corsair
Rasahus thoracicus
Western Dusk Singing Cicada
Megatibicen resh
Western Ensign Scale
Arctorthezia occidentalis
Western Leaf-footed Bug
Leptoglossus clypealis
Western Pine Spittlebug
Aphrophora fulva
Western Plant Bug
Rhinacloa forticornis
Wheel Bug
Arilus cristatus
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White Apple Leafhopper
Zonocyba pomaria
White Mango Scale
Aulacaspis tubercularis
White Peach Scale
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
White Sage Aphid
Macrosiphoniella ludovicianae
White-backed Planthopper
Sogatella furcifera
White-banded Elm Leafhopper
Scaphoideus luteolus
White-margined Burrower Bug
Sehirus cinctus
White-veined Polyamia
Polyamia alboneura
Whitecrossed Seed Bug
Neacoryphus bicrucis
Wide-footed Treehopper
Enchenopa latipes
Willow Lace Bug
Corythucha elegans
Willow Leafhopper
Graphocephala confluens
Willow Spittlebug
Aphrophora salicina
Wily Planthopper
Vafer contractus
Woolly Aphid
Prociphilus species
Woolly Elm Aphid
Eriosoma americanum
Woolly Maple Aphid
Neoprociphilus aceris
Wounded Leafhopper
Erasmoneura vulnerata
Xantholobus altus
Xantholobus altus
Xantholobus arizonensis
Xantholobus arizonensis
Xantholobus coconinus
Xantholobus coconinus
Xantholobus hirsutus
Xantholobus hirsutus
Xantholobus inflatus
Xantholobus inflatus
Xantholobus lateralis
Xantholobus lateralis
Xantholobus muticus
Xantholobus muticus
Xantholobus nitidus
Xantholobus nitidus
Xantholobus tumidus
Xantholobus tumidus
Xenoliarus eximus
Xenoliarus eximus
Xenoliarus montanus
Xenoliarus montanus
Xerbus brunellus
Xerbus brunellus
Xestocephalus brunneus
Xestocephalus brunneus
Xestocephalus coronatus
Xestocephalus coronatus
Xestocephalus piceus
Xestocephalus piceus
Xestocephalus similis
Xestocephalus similis
Xestocephalus subtessellatus
Xestocephalus subtessellatus
Xestocephalus tessellatus
Xestocephalus tessellatus
Xestocoris nitens
Xestocoris nitens
Xylocoris californicus
Xylocoris californicus
Xylocoris galactinus
Xylocoris galactinus
Xylocoris hirtus
Xylocoris hirtus
Xylocoris pilipes
Xylocoris pilipes
Xylocoris umbrinus
Xylocoris umbrinus
Xyonysius basalis
Xyonysius basalis
Xyphon flaviceps
Xyphon flaviceps
Xyphon fulgidum
Xyphon fulgidum
Xyphon gillettei
Xyphon gillettei
Xyphon nudum
Xyphon nudum
Xyphon triguttatum
Xyphon triguttatum
Yasushi Orthezia
Orthezia yashushii
Yellow Sugarcane Aphid
Sipha flava
Yellow-striped Sharpshooter
Sibovia occatoria
Youngszella pseudomarginella
Youngszella pseudomarginella
Yucanda albida
Yucanda albida
Yucanda miniata
Yucanda miniata
Yucanda ornata
Yucanda ornata
Yucca Plant Bug
Halticotoma valida
Yucca Sharpshooter
Cuerna yuccae
Yukonodelphax bifurca
Yukonodelphax bifurca
Yukonodelphax stramineosa
Yukonodelphax stramineosa
Zabrosa sexpunctata
Zabrosa sexpunctata
Zeridoneus costalis
Zeridoneus costalis
Zicca taeniola
Zicca taeniola
Zonocyba hockingensis
Zonocyba hockingensis
Zonocyba hollandi
Zonocyba hollandi
Zonocyba persephone
Zonocyba persephone
Zyginama agnata
Zyginama agnata
Zyginama arizonica
Zyginama arizonica
Zyginama aucta
Zyginama aucta
Zyginama blanda
Zyginama blanda
Zyginama casta
Zyginama casta
Zyginama cf-coahuilensis
Zyginama cf-coahuilensis
Zyginama cf-queretarensis
Zyginama cf-queretarensis
Zyginama cimarroni
Zyginama cimarroni
Zyginama colorada
Zyginama colorada
Zyginama cornigera
Zyginama cornigera
Zyginama dentata
Zyginama dentata
Zyginama erosa
Zyginama erosa
Zyginama grandis
Zyginama grandis
Zyginama inornata
Zyginama inornata
Zyginama merita
Zyginama merita
Zyginama munda
Zyginama munda
Zyginama nicholi
Zyginama nicholi
Zyginama novella
Zyginama novella
Zyginama nuda
Zyginama nuda
Zyginama obscura
Zyginama obscura
Zyginama pallenta
Zyginama pallenta
Zyginama pinalensis
Zyginama pinalensis
Zyginama ritana
Zyginama ritana
Zyginama rossi
Zyginama rossi
Zyginama rubicunda
Zyginama rubicunda
Zyginama sola
Zyginama sola
Zyginama spectabilis
Zyginama spectabilis