Heteroptera Index

Heteroptera > Heteroptera Index

Welcome to our thumbnail links to information on the suborder Heteroptera, representing a group of insects known as “True Bugs”. With about 40,000 and more, recognised species of true bugs worldwide, and with many more yet to be discovered and identified, the Australian Heteropteran fauna (from June 2012) described a total of 55 families, 779 genera and 2006 species¹.

Following is a selection of members of the Heteroptera.

Amorbus sp., Alice Springs NT — ***Amorbus***

Eucalyptus Tip-wilting Bug (Amorbus alternatus), nymph, Araluen, Alice Springs NT — *Amorbus alternatus* (Eucalyptus Tip-wilting Bug)

Green Grid Stink Bug (Antestiopsis cederwaldi), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones — *Antestiopsis cederwaldi* (Shield Bug)

Common Milkweed Bug (Arocatus rusticus), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones — *Arocatus rusticus* (Common Milkweed Bug)

Mallotus Harlequin Bug (Cantao parentum), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones — *Cantao parentum* (Mallotus Harlequin Bug)

Choerocoris paganus, Alice Springs Desert Park NT — *Choerocoris paganus* (Ground Shield Bug)

Orange Assassin Bug (Gminatus australis), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones — *Gminatus australis* (Orange Assassin Bug)

Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis), Alice Springs, NT — *Laccotrephes tristis* (Water Scorpion)

Green Jewel Bug (Lampromicra senator), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones — *Lampromicra senator* (Green Jewel Bug)

Common Gum Tree Shield Bug (Poecilometis patruelis), Alice Springs NT — *Poecilometis patruelis* (Eucalypt Shield Bug)

Assassin Bug (Pristhesancus plagipennis), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones — *Pristhesancus plagipennis* (Assassin Bug)

Red Spiny Assassin Bug (Scipinia arenacea), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones — *Scipinia arenacea* (Red Spiny Assassin Bug)

Large Milkweed Bugs (Spilosethus hospes), Alice Springs NT — *Spilosethus hospes* (Large Milkweed Bugs)

Nymph - Eucalyptus Tip-wilting Bug (Amorbus alternatus), Alice Springs NT — **Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies**

Cotton Harlequin Bug (Tectocoris diophthalmus), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones — *Tectocoris diophthalmus* (Cotton Harlequin Bug)

This is a work in progress, check back as we add more true bugs…

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Informal: Pterygotes
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder:
- Cimicomorpha
- Dipsocoromorpha
- Enicocephalomorpha
- Gerromorpha
- Leptopodomorpha
- Nepomorpha
- Pentatomomorpha

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Informal: Pterygotes
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
Family: Scutelleridae
Subfamily: Scutellerinae
Genus: Cantao
Species: Cantao parentum
Genus: Lampromicra
Species: Lampromicra senator
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Asopinae
Genus: Asopinae
Species: Amyotea hamata

Footnote & References

Suborder HETEROPTERA, Gerrids, Reduviids, Water-striders, Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory, Compiler/Date details June 2012 UNSW Sydney / June 1995 Australian Museum, Sydney / South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Department of Climate Changem Energy, the Environment and Water, Australian Government, https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/HETEROPTERA;HEMIPTERA
Heteroptera, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b809bc05-d1c2-4664-8727-cc6493b7a3cd

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