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Hemiptera

[ hi-mip-ter-uh ]

noun

  1. the order comprising the true bugs.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Hemiptera1

1810–20; < New Latin (neuter plural); hemi-, -pterous
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Example Sentences

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Cicadas, on the other hand, are part of the order Hemiptera, or true bugs, and are more closely related to aphids and leafhoppers.

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Cicadas are indeed large true “bugs†of the order Hemiptera.

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A. If you live in the mid-Atlantic states, you are probably dealing with brown marmorated stink bugs, Halyomorpha halys, a true bug in the order Hemiptera, with a proboscis adapted for piercing and sucking plants.

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Vestigial palps have been described in various species of Hemiptera, but the true nature of these structures is doubtful.

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In Hemiptera this telson is absent, and the anal orifice is placed quite at the termination of the eleventh segment.

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