Hemiptera And Orthoptera

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Tetrigidae

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Pygmy grasshopper

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Protonum extended to tip of abdomen Antennae shorter than the body Tarsi 3-segmented Found around water, eats aquatic plants

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Acrididae

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Spur throated grasshopper

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Protonum not covering abdomen Antennae shorter than body Tarsi 3-segmented Found in isolated colonies or in large colonies in forms known as locusts

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Gryllidae

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Field crickets

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All Tarsi 3-segmented Antennae longer than body More flat, no camouflage, no enough jumping ability

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Tettigoniidae

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Katydids

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Winged Flattened dorsoventrally Tarsi is in more contact with ground Very prevalent ovipositor Found on and around plants and cryptic

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Rhaphidophoridae

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Cave crickets

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Wingless Tarsi flattened laterally Found in cool, damp environments

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Water boatmen

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Corixidae

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Aquatic insect

Antennae shorter than head

1 segmented tarsi, scoop shaped

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Backswimmers

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Notonectidae

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Aquatic

Forelegs not raptorial

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Waterscorpians

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Nepidae

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Abdomen ending in fixed breathing tube

Forelegs raptorial

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Electric-light bug

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Belostomatidae

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Abdomen without fixed breathing tube

Forelegs raptorial

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Water striders

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Gerridae

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Hind femur extending beyond tip of abdomen

Claws anteapical (cleft)

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Riffle bugs

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Veliidae

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Hind femur extended a little beyond tip of abdomen

Claws anteapical

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Stink bugs

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Pentatomidae

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Last tarsi segment not cleft, claws apical

Antennae 5 segmented

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Lace bugs

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Tingidae

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Dorsal surface of body lace-like

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Pirate bugs

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Anthocoridae

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Hemielytron (one of the forewings being thick and hardened) with cuneus

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Grass bugs

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Miridae

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Wings developed 2 closed cells

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Bed bugs

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Cimicidae

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No wings present

Flat body

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Damsal bug

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Nabidae

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Arolia (pad-like lobe covering claws) absent

Forelegs raptorial

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Stilt bug

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Berytidae

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Body long and slender

Antennae and mid femur clubbed

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Seed bug

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Lygaeoidea

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Winged membrane with 4-5 parallel veins

Arolia present

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Leaf-footed bug

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Coreidae

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Wing membrane with many veins

Arolia present

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Water treaders

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Mesoveliidae

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Vein less wings

For legs not raptorial

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Shore bugs

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Saldidae

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Membrane of wing with 4-5 closed cells

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Assassin bug

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Reduviidae

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Antennae not clubbed

Long Antennae

3 segmented beak

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Ambush bug

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Phymatidae (Reduviidae)

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Clubbed antennae

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Auchenorrhncha

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Suborder of hemiptera where beak is arising from back of head

Tarsi with 3 segments

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Cicadas

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Cicadidae

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Fore femur enlarged

3 ocelli (simple eyes)

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Treehoppers

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Membracidae

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Prothorax prolonged over thorax

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Planthopper

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Fulgoroidea

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Antennae inserted at sides of head, beneath eyes

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Spittlebug

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Cercopidae

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Hind tibia with a circlet if spines at apex

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Leafhopper

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Cicadellidae

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Hind tibia with double row of spines

Antennae under and between eyes

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Sternorrhyncha

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Suborder of hemiptera where beak is arising from between for coxae

Tarsi with 0-2 segments

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Scales

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Coccidoidea

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Tarsi with 0-1 segments

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Whiteflies

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Aleyrodidae

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Wings covered in white substance

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Aphids

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Aphidoidea

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Usually has cornicals

Excretes waxy substance

Antennae 3-7 segments

Wings are transparent

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Jumping plant lice

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Psyllidae

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Antennae usually 10 segmented

Abdomen without cornicals

Wings are transparent