Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • One of the two prime divisions of hemipterous insects founded by Latreille (1817).

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun plural (Zoöl.) A suborder of Hemiptera, in which the base of the anterior wings is thickened. See hemiptera.

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  • proper noun A taxonomic suborder within the order Hemiptera — very many bugs.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun true bugs

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Examples

  • Oviposition preference of Anthocoris nemoralis and A. nemorum (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) on pear leaves affected by leaf damage, honeydew and prey.

    Contributor: Lene Sigsgaard 2010

  • Experimental releases of Anthocoris nemoralis F. and A. nemorum (L.) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) against the pear psyllid Cacopsylla pyri L. (Homoptera: Psyllidae) in pear.

    Contributor: Lene Sigsgaard 2010

  • Oviposition preference of Anthocoris nemorum and A. nemoralis (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) for apple and pear.

    Contributor: Lene Sigsgaard 2010

  • Perspectives for inundative releases of Anthocoris nemoralis and A. nemorum (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) against Pear Psyllid.

    Contributor: Lene Sigsgaard 2010

  • Publisher: Curtis Magazine Group, Inc. Heteroptera,: Or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida, by W. S Blatchley

    Uncounted's David Earnhardt on Mike Malloy Tonight 2008

  • Seeds were of at least 7 genera of plants and invertebrate eggs were of crustaceans, bryozoans and Corixidae aquatic bugs, Heteroptera.

    Archive 2006-02-01 AYDIN 2006

  • Membrane - ana: any thin, transparent, flexible body tissue: specifically the wing tissue between the veins: in Heteroptera, the thin membranous tip of the hemelytra.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

  • Appendix: a supplementary or additional piece or part, added to or attached to another: in Heteroptera; = cuneus, q.v. Appress - ed: to press against; closely applied to.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

  • Clavus: the club of an antenna lava and clavola: in Heteroptera, the oblong sclerite at the base of the inferior margin of the hemelytra: the knob at the end of the stigmal or radial veins in certain Hymenoptera.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

  • Geometrid: larva which, when walking, alternately elevate and straighten the middle of their body: opposed to rectigrade; q.v. Geodephagous: = adephagous; q.v. Geodromica: terrestrial Heteroptera in which the antennae are not concealed.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

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