Hemiptera (true bugs) and Psocodea (lice) Taxonomy

Animal Taxonomy
Insect Taxonomy
True Bugs by Picture

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha

Infraorder: Cicadomorpha

Superfamily: Cicadoidea

Family: Cicadidae (cicadas)

Subfamily: Cicadinae

Tribe: Cryptotympanini

Subtribe: Cryptotympanina

• Western Dusk Singing Cicada (Neotibicen resh)

Family: Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Tribe: Phlepsiini

• Deltocephalinae Leafhopper (Texananus excultus)

Family: Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Subfamily: Smiliinae

Tribe: Polyglyptini

• A Treehopper (Entylia carinata)

Superfamily: Cercopoidea

Family: Cercopidae (froghoppers, spittlebugs)

Subfamily: Cercopinae

• A Spittlebug

Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha

Superfamily: Fulgoroidea – planthoppers

Family: Flatidae – flatid planthoppers

Subfamily: Flatinae

Tribe: Selizini

• Cyarda sp.

Tribe: Nephesini

• Citrus Flatid Planthopper (Metcalfa pruinosa)

Suborder: Heteroptera

Infraorder: Cimicomorpha

Superfamily: Miroidea

Family: Miridae (jumping tree bugs, leaf bugs, plant bugs)

Subfamily: Mirinae

Tribe: Mirini

• Tropidosteptes quercicola

Subfamily: Orthotylinae

Tribe: Halticini

• Garden Fleahopper (Halticus bractatus)

Family: Tingidae (lace bugs)

Subfamily: Tinginae

Tribe: Tingini

• Azalea Lace Bug (Stephanitis pyrioides)

Superfamily: Reduvoidea

Family: Reduviidae

• Milkweed Assassin Bug (Zelus longipes)

Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha

Superfamily: Coreoidea

Family: Rhopalidae

• Red-shouldered bug (Jadera haematoloma)

Family: Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs)

Subfamily: Coreinae

Tribe: Anisoscelini

• Western Leaffooted Bug (Leptoglossus zonatus)

Tribe: Acanthocephalini

• Giant Leaffooted bug (Acanthocephala declivis)

Superfamily: Pentatomoidea

Family: Pentatomidae (stink bugs, terrestrial turtle bugs, pentatomes)

Subfamily: Pentatominae

Tribe: Pentatomini

• Brown Stink Bug (Euschistus servus)
• Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionica)

Suborder: Sternorrhyncha

Superfamily: Aleyrodoidea

Family:Aleyrodidae

• Silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci)

Superfamily: Aphidoidea

Family:Aphididae

• Cowpea Aphid (Aphis craccivora)
• Oleander Aphid (Aphis nerii)
• Unidentified Aphid on Youngia japonica (Aphis sp.)

Superfamily:Coccoidea

Family: Pseudococcidae

• A mealy bug

Order: Psocodea

Suborder: Psocomorpha

Infraorder: Psocetae

Family: Psocidae

Subfamily: Psocinae

• Tree Cattle (Cerastipsocus venosus)