Hemiptera

Characteristics of order Hemiptera

1. Order Hemiptera

2. True Bugs

3. Characteristics Hemiptera …Hemi…. Half Pteron …. Wings Because the forewing structure is partially hardened at the base and partially membraneous .

4. Hemiptera True Bugs Piercing or sucking mouth parts. 6000 described species Range in size fro 1mm to 110 mm Some species are wingless Some have two pair of wings Some have only forewings which me be hardened or membranous Compound eyes.. Upto 3 oceli .. Piercing and sucking mouth parts …Pointed as rostrum or proboscis.

5. Beetles And Bugs Beetles Bugs

6. Hemiptera Beetles have mandibulate and bugs have proboscis sucking mouth parts. Bug…..Mouth Part

7. Beetles

8. Corium And Clavus Corium is thickened and leathry part of forewings. Clavus is venation in the wing of bug.

9. Suborders of Hemiptera Heteroptera Bed Bug Leaf Bug Leaf footed bug Seed bug Water Bug

10. Heteroptera Land Bug and water Bug Herbivores ,,Feed on tiny plants and fungi Parasitic,,,,,, Bed bug Carnivores,,, Giant water Bug feed on Goldfish

11. Bed Bug Classification Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Hexapoda Class Insecta Order Hemiptera Family Cimicidae Genus Cimex Species lectularius

12. Bed Bug

13. Bed Bug Are wingless Are half a centimeter long Have flat oval shaped body Have six legs Are light brown in colour , changing into rust red after having meal of blood.

14. Bed Bug Before meal of blood After meal of blood

15. Water Bug

16. Characteristics of water Bug Scientific name Lethocerus insulans Approx 7 cm Aquatic Predator ,,Feed on gold fish,Tadpoles salamanders Front legs are adapted for grasping prey.. Hind legs are adapted for swimming

17. Leaf-footed Bug

18. Characteristics of leaf footed Bug Large plant eating bugs Feed on plant juices. The lower leg may be shaped as dried leaf,Irregular and flat. Have large prominent shoulders resembles armor. Make loud noise when they fly..as a means of defence when they are threatened.

19. Suborder Auchenurrhyncha Leaf Hopper Spittle bugScales Short, bristle like antennae ovipositor well developed good fliers or jumpers Evolved towards increased wing development jumping capacity.

20. Characteristics Of Leaf hopper

21. Characteristics Of Leaf Hopper Plant feeders that suck plant juices. Hind legs are modified for jumping, are covered with hairs that facilitates the spreading of secrection over their bodies that act as water repellent and carrier of pheromones. Wings are held like tent over abdomen. Oceli are present on the top of the head.

22. Suborder Sternorrhyncha Soft bodies Wingless Cover their bodies with wax which prevent their bodies from drying out. Longer filiform antennae ovipositor reduced.

23. Aphids

24. Aphids Plant lice,, sap sucking . Destructive insects on cultivated plants in temperate regions They are so small that wind can transport them for long distance. Often green ,,might be brown and red