Insect Taxonomy 3 (Hemiptera Part 1)

True bug order:

True bug order:

hemiptera

corixidae

Corixidae

oar-like hindlegs with dark dorsal side and light ventral side

corixidae

oar-like hind legs with light dorsal side and dark ventral side

notonectidae

notonectidae

notonectidae

naucoridae

belostomatidae

gelastocoridae

reduviidae

reduviidae

reduviidae

abdominal folds up around wings

reduviidae

gerridae

miridae

what is a helpful feature to identify miridae?

cuneus thickened and colored

plant or leaf bugs:

miridae

pentatomidae

body with 5 “points” (stink bugs)

pentatomidae

coreidae

coreidae

what is distinguishable about coreidae?

flattened flange on hind tibia