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Hemiptera

Order of insects

Species / taxontaxonQ26371

Also known as true bugs · hemipteran · hemipterans · true bug

Scientific name: Hemiptera
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1.Stated in Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemRetrieved 2013-10-22
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Rank: order
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1.Stated in Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemRetrieved 2013-10-22
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Parent taxon: Paraneoptera

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Hemiptera is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 100,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from 1 mm (0.04 in) to around 15 cm (6 in), and share a common arrangement of piercing-sucking mouthparts. The name "true bugs" is sometimes limited to the suborder Heteroptera.

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Taxon common name: Snavelinsecten
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1.Stated in Nederlands SoortenregisterRetrieved 2017-01-19
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pluskwiaki
nebbmunner
true bug
hemipteran
Studied by: hemipterology
Started: 307000th millennium BCE earliest date: 315200th millennium BCE
Diel cycle: diurnality
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1.Stated in Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects
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