Order Hemiptera
(true bugs)

Confused by a class within a class or an order within an order? Please see our brief essay.

Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

• Parent taxa
  
  
  
•  
  Superorder Neoptera
•  
  Order Hemiptera (true bugs)
•  
  Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (hoppers)
•  
  Superfamily Cicadoidea
•  
  Family Cercopidae (froghoppers and spittlebugs)
•  
  Family Cicadellidae (cicadellids, jassids, leafhoppers, and sharpshooters)
•  
  Family Cicadidae (cicadas)
•  
  Family Membracidae (treehoppers)
•  
  Superfamily Fulgoroidea (planthoppers)
•  
  Family Acanaloniidae (acanalonid planthoppers)
•  
  Family Achilidae (achilid planthoppers)
•  
  Family Cixiidae (cixid planthoppers)
•  
  Family Delphacidae (delphaeid planthoppers)
•  
  Family Derbidae (derbid planthoppers)
•  
  Family Dictyopharidae (dictypharid planthoppers)
•  
  Family Flatidae (flatid planthoppers)
•  
  Family Fulgoridae (fulgorid planthoppers)
•  
  Family Issidae (issid planthoppers)
•  
  Family Kinnaridae
•  
  Family Tropiduchidae (tropiduchid planthoppers)
•  
  Heteroptera (true bugs)
•  
  Family Acanthosomatidae (acanthosomatids)
•  
  Family Alydidae (broad-headed bugs)
•  
  Family Anthocoridae (minute pirate bugs)
•  
  Family Aradidae (flat bugs)
•  
  Family Belostomatidae (electric light bugs and giant water bugs)
•  
  Family Berytidae (stilt bugs)
•  
  Family Ceratocombidae
•  
  Family Cimicidae (bed bugs)
•  
  Family Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs)
•  
  Family Corixidae (water boatman)
•  
  Family Cydnidae (burrower bugs)
•  
  Family Dipsocoridae (dipsocorids and jumping ground bugs)
•  
  Family Enicocephalidae (gnat bugs)
•  
  Family Gelastocoridae (toad bugs)
•  
  Infraorder Geocorizae (terrestrial bugs)
•  
  Family Gerridae (water striders)
•  
  Infraorder Gerromorpha (semiaquatic bugs and shore-inhabiting bugs)
•  
  Family Hebridae (velvet water bugs)
•  
  Family Hydrometridae (marsh treaders and water measures)
•  
  Family Largidae (largid bugs)
•  
  Family Leptopodidae (spiny shore bugs)
•  
  Family Lygaeidae (chinch bugs and seed bugs)
•  
  Family Macroveliidae (macroveliid shore bugs)
•  
  Family Mesoveliidae (water treaders)
•  
  Family Microphysidae (microphysid bugs and microphysids)
•  
  Family Miridae (jumping tree bugs, leaf bugs, and plant bugs)
•  
  Family Nabidae (damsel bugs)
•  
  Family Naucoridae (creeping water bugs)
•  
  Family Nepidae (water scorpions)
•  
  Infraorder Nepomorpha (aquatic bugs)
•  
  Family Notonectidae (backswimmers)
•  
  Family Ochteridae (velvety shore bugs)
•  
  Family Pentatomidae (stink bugs and terrestrial turtle bugs)
•  
  Family Phymatidae (ambush bugs)
•  
  Family Piesmatidae (ash-gray leaf bugs)
•  
  Family Pleidae (pleid water bugs and pygmy backswimmers)
•  
  Family Polyctenidae (bat bugs)
•  
  Family Pyrrhocoridae (red bugs and stainers)
•  
  Family Reduviidae (assasin bugs and assassin bugs)
•  
  Family Rhopalidae (scentless plant bugs)
•  
  Family Saldidae (shore bugs)
•  
  Family Schizopteridae (jumping ground bugs)
•  
  Family Scutelleridae (shield-back bugs)
•  
  Family Tessaratomidae (tessaratomids)
•  
  Family Thaumastocoridae (royal palm bugs)
•  
  Family Thyreocoridae (black bugs)
•  
  Family Tingidae (lace bugs)
•  
  Family Veliidae (broad-shouldered water striders, ripple bugs, and small water striders)
•  
  Suborder Sternorrhyncha
•  
  Superfamily Aleyrodoidea
•  
  Family Aleyrodidae (whiteflies)
•  
  Superfamily Aphidoidea
•  
  Family Adelgidae (pine aphids and spruce aphids)
•  
  Family Aphididae (aphids and plantlice)
•  
  Family Eriosomatidae (gall-making aphids and woolly aphids)
•  
  Family Phylloxeridae (spruce aphids)
•  
  Superfamily Coccoidea
•  
  Family Aclerdidae (aclerdid scales)
•  
  Family Asterolecaniidae (pit scales)
•  
  Family Coccidae (soft scales, tortoise scales, and wax scales)
•  
  Family Conchaspididae (false armoured scales)
•  
  Family Dactylopiidae (cochineal insects and cochineal scales)
•  
  Family Diaspididae (armoured scales)
•  
  Family Eriococcidae (eriococcid scales)
•  
  Family Kermesidae
•  
  Family Kermidae (gall-like coccids)
•  
  Family Lacciferidae (lac insects)
•  
  Family Margarodidae (cottony cushion scales, giant coccids, and ground pearls)
•  
  Family Ortheziidae (ensign coccids)
•  
  Family Pseudococcidae (mealybugs)
•  
  Superfamily Psylloidea
•  
  Family Psyllidae (jumping plantlice)