Hemiptera (redirected from hemipterans)

He`mip´te`ra

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(Zool.) An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillæ), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others.

Thesaurus

Noun

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Hemiptera - plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas) order Hemiptera animal order - the order of animals class Hexapoda, class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta - insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect, bug - insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis Capsidae, family Capsidae, family Miridae, Miridae - leaf bugs family Tingidae, Tingidae - lace bugs family Lygaeidae, Lygaeidae - lygaeid bugs Coreidae, family Coreidae - squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs Cimicidae, family Cimicidae - wingless flat-bodied bloodsucking insects family Notonectidae, Notonectidae - aquatic carnivorous insects Heteroptera, suborder Heteroptera - true bugs Homoptera, suborder Homoptera - plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects