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Hemiptera

American  
[hi-mip-ter-uh] / hɪˈmɪp tər ə /

noun

  1. the order comprising the true bugs.


Etymology

Origin of Hemiptera

1810–20; < New Latin (neuter plural); see hemi-, -pterous

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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 wings will be described in connexion with the various sub-orders, but an interesting peculiarity of the Hemiptera is the occasional presence of winged and wingless races of the same species.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

European Hemiptera have been dealt with in numerous papers by A. Puton.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

The three more important orders, namely, the Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera, remain substantially the same in all classifications, and so with the three orders next in importance—the Hemiptera, Diptera, and Orthoptera.

From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.

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