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11 unusual facts about Heteroptera


Campylognathoides

Norwegian entomologist Embrik Strand discovered in the 1920s that the name Campylognathus had previously been used for the African bug Campylognathus nigrensis, a genus of the Heteroptera named in 1890.

Ernst Evald Bergroth

He specialised in the craneflies of the family Tipulidae and bugs of the suborder Heteroptera, and published more than 300 papers in his lifetime.

Erysimum popovii

Flowers are visited by many species of insects belonging to the order Hymenoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Heteroptera, outstanding species of Andrena (Andrenidae), Lasioglossum (Halictidae), Anthophora (Anthophoridae) and Bombylius (Bombyliidae).

Heteroptera

"Waterbugs" is a common name for a number of aquatic insects, most of which are classified in the infraorders Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha of the order Hemiptera.

Howard Parshley

Howard Madison Parshley (1884, Hallowell, Maine – 19 May 1953) was an American zoologist, a specialist on the Heteroptera who also wrote more broadly on genetics, reproduction and human sexuality.

Matija Gogala

After that, he began working on vibrational communication of bugs.

Niall McNeill

Niall MacNeill (1899 –1969) was an Irish army officer and entomologist who specialised in Odonata and Heteroptera.

Northern hogsucker

It prefers clear, fast streams, where it can forage through pebbles for bottom life, especially aquatic insects.

Philip Reese Uhler

Philip Reese Uhler (3 June 1835, Baltimore - 21 October 1913) was an American librarian and entomologist who specialised in Heteroptera.

Sliabh Beagh

The water beetle (Agabus arcticus) and the water bug (Callicorixa wollastoni) are common in the lakes and pools and the concentration of both species is the greatest recorded in Northern Ireland.

Slovenian Museum of Natural History

The Slovenian Wildlife Sound Archive is a collection of animal sounds, mainly on Heteroptera and cicadas, stored on digital and analogue recording media.


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Corixa

The name Corixa comes from the true bug (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) genus Corixa (family Corixidae, Water boatman), described by Geoffroy, in 1762.