Stink Bug 30-VIII
INSECTA
Paraneoptera
 
 
Insects in the order Hemiptera, like this Stink Bug, are the "true bugs".



Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Insecta
  2. Classification of Insecta
  3. Archaeognatha & Zygentoma
  4. Pterygota
  5. Neoptera
  6. Dictyoptera
  7. Orthoptera
  8. Paraneoptera
  9. Endopterygota
  10. Diptera
  11. Hymenoptera
  12. Lepidoptera and Trichoptera
  13. Coleoptera

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Paraneoptera is a cohort containing four orders.

  • Hemiptera - True Bugs
  • Psocodea
    • Phthiraptera - Lice
    • Psocoptera - Booklice & Barklice
  • Thysanoptera - Thrips

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HEMIPTERA - TRUE BUGS 

Hemiptera is the order of true bugs. Not to say that the word "bugs" can't apply to all insects, and even spiders and other things, but entomologically-speaking this is the order of bugs. As of 2024, 4,900 species of Hemiptera have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 20,651 throughout the world.

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PHTHIRAPTERA - LICE 

Phthiraptera is the order of parasitic lice. As of 2024, 65 species of Phthiraptera have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 129 throughout the world.

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PSOCOPTERA 

Psocoptera is the order of booklice and barklice. As of 2024, 178 species of Psocoptera have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 361 throughout the world.

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THYSANOPTERA - THRIPS 

Thysanoptera is the order of thrips. As of 2024, 97 species of Thysanoptera have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 188 throughout the world.

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