Hemiptera > Hemiptera Index

Welcome to our thumbnail links to information on the order Hemiptera, representing a group of insects known as True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies. With about 60,000 and more, recognised species of bugs worldwide, and with many more yet to be discovered and identified, Australia has about 5,650 known species, numerous unidentified observations, and many more yet to be identified. Following is a very small sampling of members of the Hemiptera, to whet your appetite.

Hemiptera – True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies
Mottled-head Gumtree Hopper (Eurymeloides punctata), Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Cicadellidae
Clicking Ambertail (Yoyetta robertsonae), Canberra Central ACT © Tony Eales
Cicadoidea
Saccharodite chrysonoe (Derbid Planthopper), Mount Glorious QLD © Tony Eales
Fulgoromorpha (Planthopper)
Fulgoromorph (Planthoppers) - Ausemade filmstrip
Planthoppers Index
Threadwing Hopper Fulgoroidea (Alleloplasis sp), Ashendon WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Alleloplasis
Apollo maculiceps, Bullsbrook WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Apollo maculiceps
Mango Planthopper (Colgaroides acuminata)
Colgaroides acuminata (Mango Planthopper)
Green and Black Planthopper (Desudaba psittacus), Mount Archer QLD © Tony Eales
Desudaba psittacus (Green and Black Planthopper)
Ippatha australiensis, Alice Springs NT
Ippatha australiensis
Green Grid Stink Bug (Antestiopsis cederwaldi), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Heteroptera
Heteroptera - Ausemade filmstrip
Heteroptera Index
Needlewood (Hakea leucoptera) with Soapberry Bug (Leptocoris sp), Alice Springs NT
Leptocoris
Leptocoris mitellatus, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Leptocoris mitellatus
Soapberry Bug (Leptocoris tagalicus) on Needlewood (Hakea leucoptera), Alice Springs NT
Leptocoris tagalicus
Mictis profana (Crusader Bug), Alice Springs Desert Park NT
Mictis profana (Crusader Bug)
Gminatus australis (Assassin Bug), Granite Belt QLD © Michael Jefferies
Reduviidae Assassin Bugs

This page is a work in progress…

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Subclass: Pterygota
  • Order: Hemiptera
  • Suborder:
    • Auchenorrhyncha
    • Coleorrhyncha
    • Heteroptera
    • Sternorrhyncha
  • Genus:
    • Amastris
    • Gargaphia
Nogodinid Planthopper Nymph (Nogodina sp), Seven Hills QLD © Tony Eales
Nogodinid Planthopper Nymph (Nogodina sp), Seven Hills QLD © Tony Eales

Footnote & References

  1. True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/47744-Hemiptera
  2. Hemiptera, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/HEMIPTERA
  3. Bugs: Order Hemiptera, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/bugs-order-hemiptera/
  4. Hemiptera: bugs, aphids and cicadas, Insects and their Allies, CSIRO, https://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/hemiptera.html

HemipteraHemiptera Index Cicadellidae Cicadoidea Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers) Heteroptera (True Bugs) Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)

InsectsBees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Moths Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub