Order

Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)

Tupiocoris californicus. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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The Hemiptera /hɛˈmɪptərə/ or true bugs are an order of insects comprising some 50,000 to 80,000 species of groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs. They range in size from 1 mm (0.04 in) to around 15 cm (6 in), and share a common arrangement of sucking mouthparts. The name “true bugs” is sometimes limited to the suborder Heteroptera. Many insects commonly known as “bugs” belong to other orders; for example, the lovebug is a fly,…

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Subtaxa

Suborder: Heteroptera (True bugs)

Suborder: Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic hemipterans)

Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha (True hoppers)

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