Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
Overview
Hemiptera is the insect order that includes aphids, psyllids, scale insects, whiteflies, planthoppers, cicadas, spittlebugs, leafhoppers, treehoppers, and true bugs.
Taxonomic constituents
Auchenorrhyncha Duméril, 1806 Duméril, 1806
Coleorrhyncha Myers and China, 1929 Myers and China, 1929
Heteroptera Latreille, 1810 Latreille, 1810
Prepared by
Our current data on this group being limited to selected taxa, we provide an external link to the page on Hemiptera in the “Encyclopedia of Life.” Lewis L. Deitz, 10 October 2011.