Suborder

Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic hemipterans)

Arytainilla spartiophila. Photo: (c) Mick Talbot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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The Sternorrhyncha suborder of the Hemiptera contains the aphids, whiteflies, and scale insects, groups which were traditionally included in the order Homoptera. “Sternorrhyncha” refers to the rearward position of the mouthparts relative to the head.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic hemipterans)
        Infraorder: Aphidomorpha (Aphids and allies) (11)
        Superfamily: Coccoidea (Scale insects) (1)
        Superfamily: Psylloidea (Psylloids) (3)
        Superfamily: Aleyrodoidea (Whiteflies) (1)

Subtaxa

Infraorder: Aphidomorpha (Aphids and allies)

Superfamily: Coccoidea (Scale insects)

Superfamily: Psylloidea (Psylloids)

Superfamily: Aleyrodoidea (Whiteflies)

Where in Humboldt

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