Directory of Hemiptera Resources

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This large order of insects comprises about 80,000 species. They are the only insects correctly referred to as bugs. Members of this order have sucking mouthparts and a liquid diet, either animal or plant. Adults have two pairs of wings, of which the hindwings are membranous.

Subcategories

• Heteroptera
• Homoptera

Resources in This Category

• Bugs, Aphids, and Cicadas

  http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_bugs/
  Pictures and facts of Order Hemiptera in Brisbane, Australia.

• Hemiptera

  http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Hemiptera&contgroup=Hemipteroid_Assemblage
  Taxonomy and images of aphids, cicadas, and true bugs from the Tree of Life project.

• Hemiptera

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiptera
  Information from Wikipedia on the true bugs, which include cicadas, aphids, planthoppers and shield bugs.

• Hemiptera: Bugs, Aphids and Cicadas

  http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/hemiptera.html
  The characteristics of these insects, their life cycle, feeding and habitat, with illustrations.

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