| Suborder
Sternorrhyncha (Homoptera, in part) |
|
| Aclerdidae
- aclerdid scales |
|
| Adelgidae
- pine and spruce aphids and adelgids |
|
| Aleyrodidae
- whiteflies |
|
|
Aphididae - aphids or plantlice |
|
| Asterolecaniidae
- pit scales |
|
| Beesoniidae
|
|
| Calophyidae
(see Psyllidae) |
|
| Carsidaridae
(see Psyllidae) |
|
| Cerococcidae
- cerococcid scales |
|
| Coccidae
- soft, wax, and tortoise scales |
|
| Conchaspididae
- conchaspidid scales |
|
| Cryptococcidae
(see Eriococcidae) - cryptococcid scales |
|
| Dactylopiidae
- cochineal insects |
|
| Diaspididae
- armored scales |
|
| Eriococcidae
- eriococcid or felted scales |
|
| Eriosomatidae
(see Aphididae) |
|
| Halimococcidae
|
|
| Homotomidae
(see Psyllidae) |
|
|
Kermesidae - gall-like coccids |
|
|
Kerriidae - lac scales |
|
|
Lecanodiaspididae - lecanodiaspidid scales |
|
|
Margarodidae - giant coccids and ground pearls |
|
| Ortheziidae
- ensign coccids |
|
| Phacopteronidae
(see Psyllidae) |
|
| Phenacoleachiidae
|
|
| Phoenicococcidae
- the red date scale |
|
| Phylloxeridae
- phylloxera or phylloxerans |
|
| Pseudococcidae
- mealybugs |
|
|
Psyllidae - psyllids or jumping plantlice |
|
|
Stictococcidae |
|
| Triozidae
(see Psyllidae) |
|
| Suborder
Auchenorrhyncha (Homoptera, in part) |
|
| Acanaloniidae
- acanaloniid planthoppers |
|
| Achilidae
- achilid planthoppers |
|
| Achilixiidae |
|
|
Aetalionidae - aetalionid treehoppers |
|
| Aphrophoridae
- froghoppers or spittlebugs |
|
| Biturritiidae
(see Aetalionidae and Melizoderidae) |
|
|
Cercopidae - froghoppers or spittlebugs |
|
| Cicadellidae
- leafhoppers |
|
| Cicadidae
- cicadas |
|
| Cixiidae
- cixiid planthoppers |
|
| Clastopteridae |
|
|
Delphacidae - delphacid planthoppers |
|
| Derbidae
- derbid planthoppers |
|
| Dictyopharidae
- dictyopharid planthoppers |
|
| Eurybrachyidae |
|
| Eurymelidae |
|
| Flatidae
- flatid planthoppers |
|
| Fulgoridae
- fulgorid planthoppers |
|
| Gengidae |
|
| Hylicidae |
|
| Hypochthonellidae |
|
| Issidae
- issid planthoppers |
|
| Kinnaridae
- kinnarid planthoppers |
|
| Lophopidae |
|
| Machaerotidae |
|
| Meenoplidae |
|
| Melizoderidae |
|
| Membracidae
- treehoppers |
|
| Nogodinidae |
|
| Ricaniidae
- ricaniid planthoppers |
|
| Tettigarctidae
- tettigarctid cicadas |
|
| Tettigometridae |
|
|
Tropiduchidae - planthoppers |
|
| Suborder
Heteroptera (including Coleorrhyncha) |
|
| Acanthosomatidae
- ancanthosomatid stink bugs |
|
| Aenictopecheidae |
|
|
Aepophilidae |
|
| Alydidae
- broad-headed bugs |
|
| Anthocoridae
- flower bugs or minute pirate bugs |
|
| Aradidae
- flat bugs |
|
| Belostomatidae
- giant water bugs |
|
| Berytidae
- stilt bugs |
|
| Canopidae |
|
|
Ceratocombidae |
|
| Cimicidae
- bat, bed, and bird bugs |
|
|
Colobathristidae |
|
| Coreidae
- leaf-footed and squash bugs |
|
| Corixidae
- water boatmen |
|
| Cydnidae
- burrower bugs |
|
| Dinidoridae |
|
| Dipsocoridae
- jumping ground bugs |
|
|
Enicocephalidae - unique headed or gnat bugs |
|
| Gelastocoridae
- toad bugs |
|
| Gerridae
- water striders and pond skaters |
|
| Hebridae
- velvet water bugs |
|
| Helotrephidae |
|
|
Hermatobatidae |
|
| Hydrometridae
- water measurers, water treaders, or marsh treaders |
|
| Hyocephalidae |
|
| Hypsipterygidae |
|
| Idiostolidae |
|
| Joppeicidae |
|
| Largidae
|
|
|
Leptopodidae - spiney shore bugs |
|
| Lestoniidae |
|
| Lygaeidae
- seed bugs |
|
| Macroveliidae
- macroveliid shore bugs |
|
| Malcidae |
|
| Medocostidae |
|
| Megarididae |
|
|
Mesoveliidae - water treaders |
|
| Microphysidae |
|
|
Miridae - leaf or plant bugs |
|
| Nabidae
- damsel bugs |
|
| Naucoridae
- creeping water bugs |
|
|
Nepidae - waterscorpions |
|
|
Notonectidae - backswimmers |
|
|
Ochteridae - velvety shore bugs |
|
| Omaniidae |
|
| Pachynomidae |
|
|
Paraphrynoveliidae |
|
|
Peloridiidae |
|
| Pentatomidae
- stink and soldier bugs |
|
| Phloeidae |
|
| Phymatidae
(see Reduviidae) |
|
| Piesmatidae
- ash-gray leaf bugs |
|
| Plataspididae |
|
| Pleidae
- pygmy backswimmers |
|
| Plokiophilidae |
|
| Polyctenidae
- bat bugs |
|
| Pyrrhocoridae
- red bugs and cotton stainers |
|
| Reduviidae
- assassin, ambush, wheel, and thread-legged bugs |
|
| Rhopalidae
- scentless plant bugs |
|
| Saldidae
- shore bugs |
|
| Schizopteridae |
|
| Scutelleridae
- shield-back bugs |
|
| Stemmocryptidae |
|
| Stenocephalidae
|
|
| Termitaphididae |
|
| Tessaratomidae |
|
| Thaumastellidae |
|
| Thaumastocoridae
- royal palm bugs |
|
| Thyreocoridae
- negro bugs |
|
| Tingidae
- lace bugs |
|
|
Urostylidae |
|
| Veliidae
- broad-shouldered water striders or riffle bugs |
|
| Velocipedidae |
|
|
Vianaididae |
|
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