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Hemiptera

Insect Orders

The true bugs: insects with piercing, sucking mouthparts adapted to feed on plant sap, or, in some lineages, on the blood of animals. Hemiptera includes cicadas, aphids, stink bugs and bed bugs.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
80,000 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Scientific Name
Hemiptera 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Insecta, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Aphid, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Backswimmer, Species
Source Wikidata: Backswimmer
Bed Bug, Species
Source Wikidata: Bed Bug
Cicada, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Gerris lacustris, Species
Source Wikidata: Gerris lacustris
Giant Water Bug, Species
Source Wikidata: Giant Water Bug
Italian Striped Bug, Species
Source Wikidata: Italian Striped Bug
Leafhopper, Species
Source Wikidata: Leafhopper
Periodical Cicada, Species
Source Wikidata: Periodical Cicada
Spittlebug, Species
Source Wikidata: Spittlebug
Stink Bug, Species
Source Wikidata: Stink Bug
Triatoma infestans, Species
Source Wikidata: Triatoma infestans
Water Boatman, Species
Source Wikidata: Water Boatman
Water Strider, Species
Source Wikidata: Water Strider
Whitefly, Species
Source Wikidata: Whitefly
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ26371, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Hemiptera
Wikidata Q26371, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Bed Bug
Parent Taxon Of: Bed Bug, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Water Strider
Parent Taxon Of: Water Strider, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Giant Water Bug
Parent Taxon Of: Giant Water Bug, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Periodical Cicada
Parent Taxon Of: Periodical Cicada, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Stink Bug
Parent Taxon Of: Stink Bug, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Whitefly
Parent Taxon Of: Whitefly, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Backswimmer
Parent Taxon Of: Backswimmer, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Water Boatman
Parent Taxon Of: Water Boatman, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Leafhopper
Parent Taxon Of: Leafhopper, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Spittlebug
Parent Taxon Of: Spittlebug, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Italian Striped Bug
Parent Taxon Of: Italian Striped Bug, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Triatoma infestans
Parent Taxon Of: Triatoma infestans, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Gerris lacustris
Parent Taxon Of: Gerris lacustris, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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