Insect Order Hemiptera (True Bugs)
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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Hemiptera (True Bugs)
| Family in Hemiptera |  |  |
| BelostomatidaeGiant Water Bugs | 2 | 17 |
| CicadellidaeLeafhoppers | 0 | 1 |
| CicadidaeCicadas | 1 | 4 |
| CorixidaeWater Boatmen | 3 | 14 |
| MembracidaeTreehoppers | 0 | 0 |
| NepidaeWater Scorpions | 1 | 7 |
| NotonectidaeBackswimmers | 1 | 4 |
11 families aren't included.
Common Name
| Match | Common Name |
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This is page 2 of specimens of Hemiptera. Visit the main Hemiptera page for:
- The behavior and habitat of Hemiptera.
- 7 underwater pictures of Hemiptera.
- 1 streamside picture of Hemiptera.
8 True Bug Specimens:
Corixidae (Water Boatmen) Water Boatman Adult
View 3 PicturesEvery picture of this specimen was taken with my old camera through a microscope.
View 3 PicturesEvery picture of this specimen was taken with my old camera through a microscope.Region: Northeast
Collected Nov 15, 2004
Added Apr 12, 2006
Ranatra Water Scorpion Adult
View 7 PicturesHere's a big water scorpion (no relation to actual scorpions). These guys are just about the most sinister-looking creatures you could find, and what's especially creepy is that they can come up out of the water and fly around, as I learned when one left my aquarium and buzzed my head while I was peeking into the microscope at a mayfly nymph.
View 7 PicturesHere's a big water scorpion (no relation to actual scorpions). These guys are just about the most sinister-looking creatures you could find, and what's especially creepy is that they can come up out of the water and fly around, as I learned when one left my aquarium and buzzed my head while I was peeking into the microscope at a mayfly nymph.Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Mar 10, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Belostoma flumineum (Electric Light Bug) Giant Water Bug Adult
View 4 PicturesI haven't seen the imitation of these things stressed, but in August 2003 on one of my favorite rivers the largest brown trout I kept had stomachs full of these things.
View 4 PicturesI haven't seen the imitation of these things stressed, but in August 2003 on one of my favorite rivers the largest brown trout I kept had stomachs full of these things.Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jan 13, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Corixidae (Water Boatmen) Water Boatman Adult
View 3 Pictures
View 3 PicturesRegion: Upper Midwest
Collected Jan 31, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Corixidae (Water Boatmen) Water Boatman Adult
View 2 Pictures
View 2 PicturesRegion: Upper Midwest
Collected Jan 31, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
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