Hemiptera
Piercing-mouthpart insect order
Hemiptera is an order of insects distinguished by mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking.
The group includes cicadas, aphids, leafhoppers, and what are commonly called "true bugs"—stink bugs, bed bugs, assassin bugs.
Many are agricultural pests; some transmit plant diseases.
The name comes from Greek for "half wing," referring to forewings that are part membrane, part hardened.
Droning winged insects
- aphidsSap-feeding garden insects
- bedbugsBlood-feeding mattress insects
- stinkbugsFoul-smelling hexapods
- leafhoppersSmall jumping plant insects
scale insects · mealybugs · whiteflies · planthoppers · treehoppers · water striders · backswimmers · squash bugs
Six-legged arthropods
- arthropodsJointed-limb invertebrates
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- entomologyStudy of insects
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
classification · species · family · genus · suborder
Elongated animal head appendage
- styletSlender pointed instrument
- rostrumRaised speaker's platform
- mouthpartsOral feeding structures
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
exoskeleton · membrane · forewings · thorax · compound eyes · tarsi · scent glands · chitin
Minor female nature deities
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- ovipositorInsect egg-laying appendage
generations · overwintering · diapause · emergence · hatching · maturation · brood · reproduction
Feeding on plant fluids
- phloemPlant sugar-transport tissue
- xylemPlant water conduit
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- host plantOrganism harboring another species
blood-feeding · predatory · herbivorous · saliva · honeydew · excretion · probing
Harm to cultivated plants
- infestationPest takeover situation
- agricultural pestsOrganisms harming cultivated plants
- vectorsDirected magnitude quantities
- plant diseasesIllnesses affecting vegetation
economic impact · pest control · insecticides · biological control · quarantine · invasive species · virus transmission
cicadas
Droning winged insects
- aphidsSap-feeding garden insects
- bedbugsBlood-feeding mattress insects
- stinkbugsFoul-smelling hexapods
leafhoppers · scale insects · mealybugs · whiteflies · planthoppers · treehoppers · water striders · backswimmers · squash bugs · kissing bugs
insects
Six-legged arthropods
- arthropodsJointed-limb invertebrates
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- entomologyStudy of insects
order · classification · species · family · genus · suborder
proboscis
Elongated animal head appendage
- styletSlender pointed instrument
- rostrumRaised speaker's platform
- mouthpartsOral feeding structures
antennae · exoskeleton · membrane · forewings · thorax · compound eyes · tarsi · scent glands · chitin · corium
nymphs
Minor female nature deities
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
ovipositor · generations · overwintering · diapause · emergence · hatching · maturation · brood · reproduction
sap-sucking
Feeding on plant fluids
host plant · blood-feeding · predatory · herbivorous · saliva · honeydew · excretion · probing
crop damage
Harm to cultivated plants
- infestationPest takeover situation
- agricultural pestsOrganisms harming cultivated plants
- vectorsDirected magnitude quantities
plant diseases · economic impact · pest control · insecticides · biological control · quarantine · invasive species · virus transmission
- insect taxonomyLepidoptera, Hymenoptera, genus, species, subfamily
- hemimetabolous insectsgrasshopper, dragonfly, damselfly, cockroach, termite
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- taxakingdom, species, subspecies, phylum, Rodentia
HemipteraHymenoptera
Insect order with membrane wings
Lepidoptera · beetles · flies · wasps · bees
Hemipterabeetles
Hard-winged insects
grasshoppers · crickets · locusts · chewing insects · dragonflies