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Order Heteroptera

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Order Heteroptera (3 suborders, 52 families, 30,000 species)
True Bug

• Suborder Hydrocorisae (9 families)
  • Family Corixidae (+300 species)
    Water Boatman
  • Family Notonectidae (200 species)
    Backswimmer
    • Genus Notonecta
      • Notonecta undulata
        Black-and-white Back Swimmer
    • Genus Buenoa
    • Genus Plea
  • Family Pleidae (20 species)
  • Family Helotrephidae (15 species)
  • Family Nepidae (150-200 species)
    Water Scorpion
    • Genus Nepa
  • Family Belostomatidae (100 species)
    Toe Biter
    • Genus Belostoma
    • Genus Abedus
    • Genus Benacus
    • Genus Lethocerus
      • Lethocerus indicus
        Giant Water Bug
  • Family Naucoridae (150 species)
    Creeping Water Bug
  • Family Gelastocoridae (100 species)
    Toad Bug
  • Family Ochteridae (25 species)
    Velvety Shore Bug
• Suborder Amphibicorisae (8 families)
  • Family Gerridae (350 species)
    Water Strider and Pond Skater
    • Genus Halobates
    • Genus Gerris
    • Genus Halobates
  • Family Veliidae (300 species)
    Smaller Water Strider
    • Genus Rhagovelia
    • Genus Velia
    • Genus Microvelia
  • Family Hydrometridae (+100 species)
    Marsh Treader
  • Family Mesoveliidae (30 species)
    Water Treader
  • Family Saldidae (+200 species)
    Shore Bug
  • Family Leptopodidae (24 species)
  • Family Hebridae (120 species)
    Velvet Water Bug
  • Family Leotichiidae (2 species)
• Suborder Geocorisae (35 families)
  • Family Miridae (8,000 species)
    Plant Bug
    • Genus Helopeltis
    • Genus Poecilocapsus
      • Poecilocapsus lineatus
        Four-lined Plant Bug
    • Genus Lygus
      • Lygus mendax
        Apple Red Bug
      • Lygus pratensis
        Tarnished Plant Bug
    • Genus Halticus
      • Halticus bractatus
        Garden Fleahoppper
    • Genus Psallus
      • Psallus seriatus
        Cotton Fleahopper
    • Genus Cyrtorhynus
      • Cyrtorhynus mundulus
  • Family Cimicidae (75 species)
    Bedbug
    • Genus Cimex
      • Cimex lectularius
      • Cimex hemipterus
    • Genus Cimexopsis
      • Cimexopsis nyctalis
    • Genus Haematosiphon
      • Haematosiphon inodora
    • Genus Oeciacus
  • Family Reduviidae (4,000 species)
    Assassin Bug
    • Genus Triatoma
      Cone-nose Bug
      • Triatoma megista
      • Triatoma sangulsuga
      • Triatoma rubrofasciata
    • Genus Rhodnius
      • Rhodnius prolixus
    • Genus Reduvius
      • Reduvius personatus
        Masked Hunter
    • Genus Melanolestes
      • Melanolestes picipes
        Kissing Bug
  • Family Anthocoridae (400 species)
    Anthocorid Bug
  • Family Polyctenidae (18 species)
    Bat Bug
  • Family Aradidae (1,000 species)
    Flat Bug
  • Family Tingidae (2,000 species)
    Lace Bug
  • Family Nabidae (300 species)
    Nabid Bug
  • Family Phymatidae (+200 species)
    Ambush Bug
    • Genus Phymata
      • Phymata erosa
    • Genus Carcinocoris
  • Family Enicocephalidae (130 species)
    Unique-headed Bug
    • Genus Enicocephalus
      • Enicocephalus formicina
    • Genus Systelloderus
      • Systelloderus biceps
  • Family Dipsocoridae (200 species)
  • Family Isometopidae (50 species)
  • Family Joppeididae (1 genus, 1 species)
  • Family Microphysidae (25 species)
  • Family Schizopteridae (100 species)
  • Family Termitaphididae (9 species)
  • Family Thaumastocoridae (12 species)
  • Family Velocipedidae (4 species)
  • Family Vianaididae (4 species)
  • Family Pentatomidae (+5,000 species)
    Pentatomid Bug
    Stinkbug
    • Genus Oebalus
      • Oebalus pugneax
        Rice Stinkbug
    • Genus Scutelleridae
    • Genus Eurygaster
      Senn Bug
    • Genus Nezara
      • Nezara viridula
        Southern Green Stinkbug
    • Genus Murgantia
      • Murgantia histrionica
        Harlequin Cabbage Bug
    • Genus Podisus
    • Genus Zicrona
      • Zicrona caerulea
    • Genus Oncomeris
      • Oncomeris flavicornis
    • Genus Tessaratoma
      • Tessaratoma papillosa
  • Family Plataspidae (500 species)
  • Family Cydnidae (+600 species)
    Burrower Bug
    • Genus Thyreocoris
      • Thyreocoris pulicarius
  • Family Coreidae (+2,000 species)
    • Genus Anasa
      • Anasa tristis
        Squash Bug
    • Genus Leptocorisa
      • Leptocorisa varicornis
        Rice Bug
  • Family Berytidae (+100 species)
    Stilt Bug
    • Genus Jalysus
      • Jalysus spinosis
      • Jalysus wickhami
  • Family Piesmatidae (20 species)
  • Family Lygaeidae (3,000 species)
    Seed Bug
    • Genus Blissus
      • Blissus leucopterus
        Chinch Bug
    • Genus Oxycarenus
      • Oxycarenus hyalinipennis
        Old World Cotton Stainer
  • Family Largidae (100 species)
  • Family Pyrrhocorida (+300 species)
    • Genus Dindymus
  • Family Aphylidae (2 species)
  • Family Colobathristidae (90 species)
  • Family Hyocephalidae (1 genus, 1 species)v
  • Family Lestoniidae (2 species)
  • Family Phloeidae (3 species)
  • Family Stenocephalidae (40 species)
  • Family Urostylidae (50 species)

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