Hemiptera
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hemiptera
Example Sentences
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Cicadas are indeed large true “bugs” of the order Hemiptera.
From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2021
“Two species of Hemiptera, or ‘true bugs’—Neacoryphus rubicollis AND Piesma brachiale—plus the leg of a rainbow grasshopper, all of which are endemic to the western United States, not Ohio.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
The order of the Hemiptera affords, therefore, some interesting transition stages towards the complete metamorphosis of the higher insects.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
These are the true bugs, and belong to the sub-division called Heteropterous Hemiptera.
From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.
The mouth parts are peculiar in that they are intermediate in form between the sucking beak of Hemiptera and the biting mouth parts of other insects.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.
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