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List of Hemiptera of Ireland

This is a list of the Hemiptera (true bugs) recorded on the island of Ireland.[1]

Suborder Heteroptera (typical bugs) edit

Infraorder Dipsocoromorpha edit

Family Ceratocombidae edit

Family Dipsocoridae edit

Infraorder Gerromorpha (semiaquatic bugs) edit

Superfamily Gerroidea edit

Family Gerridae (water striders) edit

 
Two water skaters (Aquarius najas) mating.

Family Veliidae (riffle bugs) edit

 
Water cricket (Velia caprai)

Superfamily Hebroidea edit

Family Hebridae (velvet water bugs) edit

Superfamily Hydrometroidea edit

Family Hydrometridae (marsh treaders, water measurers) edit

 
Hydrometra stagnorum, a water measurer especially common in Ulster and coastal areas.[2]

Infraorder Leptopodomorpha edit

Family Saldidae (shore bugs) edit

 
Macrosaldula scotica, a species of shore bug.

Family Aepophilidae edit

Infraorder Nepomorpha (true water bugs) edit

Superfamily Corixoidea edit

Family Corixidae (water boatmen) edit

 
Sigara scotti, a species of water boatman found mostly in the west of Ireland.[3]

Superfamily Nepoidea edit

Family Nepidae (water scorpions, needle bugs) edit

Superfamily Aphelocheiroidea edit

Family Aphelocheiridae edit

Superfamily Notonectoidea edit

Family Notonectidae (backswimmers) edit

 
Compound eye of Notonecta glauca, the object of much study.

Superfamily Pleoidea edit

Family Pleidae edit

Infraorder Cimicomorpha (Assassin bugs, bed bugs, etc.) edit

Superfamily Cimicoidea edit

Family Anthocoridae (minute pirate bugs or flower bugs) edit

 
Anthocoris nemorum

Family Microphysidae edit

Family Cimicidae (bed bugs, bat bugs) edit

 
Common bed bug (Cimex lectularius), which causes skin rashes, psychological effects, and allergic symptoms in the humans it bites.

Family Miridae (plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) edit

 
Nymph (immature form) of the common nettle bug (Liocoris tripustulatus).

Family Nabidae (damsel bugs) edit

 
Nabis rugosus, a predatory damsel bug.

Family Reduviidae (assassin bugs) edit

Family Tingidae (lace bugs) edit

 
Tingis cardui, lace bug found in coastal parts of Ireland.

Infraorder Pentatomomorpha edit

Superfamily Aradoidea edit

Family Aradidae (flat bugs) edit

Superfamily Pentatomoidea (shield bugs and relatives) edit

 
Parent bug (Elasmucha grisea) with eggs.

Family Acanthosomatidae (shield bugs) edit

Family Cydnidae (burrowing shield bugs) edit

Family Scutelleridae (jewel bugs or metallic shield bugs) edit

Family Pentatomidae (stink bugs) edit

Superfamily Coreoidea edit

Family Alydidae (broad-headed bugs) edit

Family Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs) edit

Family Rhopalidae (scentless plant bugs) edit

Family Stenocephalidae edit

Superfamily Lygaeoidea edit

Family Berytidae (stilt bugs) edit

 
Neides tipularius, a stilt bug.

Family Lygaeidae (milkweed bugs, true seed bugs) edit

 
Pinecone bug (Gastrodes grossipes)

Family Piesmatidae (ash-grey leaf bugs) edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Species - Biodiversity Maps".
  2. ^ "Water Measurer (Hydrometra stagnorum) - Detail - Biodiversity Maps".
  3. ^ "Sigara (Subsigara) scotti - Detail - Biodiversity Maps".
  • O’Connor. J.P. and Nelson, B., 2012, An Annotated Checklist of the Irish Hemiptera and Small Orders.The Irish Biogeographical Society and the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin
  • Berend Aukema and Christian Rieger (Editors) Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (5-Volumes and supplement) Amsterdam : The Netherlands Entomological Society(Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging) 1995-2006 ISBN 9071912280

Further reading edit

  • Edward Saunders, 1892 The Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands : a descriptive account of the families, genera, and species indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland : with notes as to localities, habitats, etc. London :L. Reeve & Co. online includes coloured plates
  • T. R. E. Southwood & Dennis Leston, 1959 Land & Water Bugs of the British Isles Frederick Warne & Co.

External links edit

Taxonomy and images

Identification

  • Faune de France Insectes Insectes Hémiptères pdfs free downloads
  • Royal Entomological Society Handbooks Out of print parts available as free pdfs are:
  • Vol 2 Part 2a. Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha (excluding Deltocephalinae and Typhlocybinae). Walter J. Le Quesne
  • Vol 2 Part 2b. Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha - Deltocephalinae. Walter J. Le Quesne
  • Vol 2 Part 2c. Cicadellidae (Typhlocybinae) with a checklist of the British Auchenorhyncha (Hemiptera, Homoptera) W. J. Le Quesne and K. R. Payne
  • Vol 2 Part 3. Hemiptera - Fulgoromorpha. Walter J. Le Quesne
  • Vol 2 Part 4a. Homoptera - Aphidoidea (Part) - Chaitophoridae & Callaphididae. H. L. G. Stroyan
  • Vol 2 Part 5a. Homoptera - Psylloidea. I. D. Hodkinson & I. M. White

Economic

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