Hemiptera - True Bugs of Thailand
Most people tend to call anything with lots of legs a "bug." However, to an entomologist, a "bug" is one of the 35,000 or so species of the order Hemiptera. Hemiptera means "half wing" and refers to the fact that part of the first pair of wings is toughened and hard, while the rest of the first pair and the second pair are membranous. Hemipterans also have modified piercing and sucking mouthparts; some suck plant juices and are plant pests, while others can bite painfully.
Iniversity of California Museum of Pleontology
Iniversity of California Museum of Pleontology
Superfamily: Coreoideaoreoidea
Alydidae
Broad-headed Bugs |
Coreidae
Leaf-footed bugs |
Rhopalidae
Soapberry Bugs |
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Superfamily: Lygaeoidea
Lygaeidae
Milkweed Bugs |
Rhyparochromidae
Seed Bugs |
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Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
Cydnidae
Burrowing Bugs |
Pentatomidae
Stink Bugs or Shield Bugs |
Scutelleridae
Jewel Bugs or Metallic Shield Bugs |
Tessaratomidae
Tessaratomids |
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Superfamily: Pyrrhocoroidea
Pyrrhocoridae
Red Bugs & Cotton Stainers |
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Superfamily: Reduvioidea
Reduviidae
Assassin Bugs |
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Superfamily: Cercopoidea
Aphrophoridae
Spittlebugs |
Cercopidae
Froghoppers |
Machaerotidae
Tube Spittlebugs |
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Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Cicadidae
Cicadas |
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Superfamily: Fulgoroidea
Dictyopharidae
Long Nosed Planthoppers |
Lophopidae
Lophopid Planthoppers |
Ricaniidae
Ricaniid Planthoppers |
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Superfamily: Membracoidea
Cicadellidae
Leafhoppers & Sharpshooters |
Membracidae
Treehoppers, Thorn bugs |
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