'Hemiptera' definitions:
Definition of 'Hemiptera'
(from WordNet)
noun
Plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas) [syn: Hemiptera, order Hemiptera]
Definition of 'Hemiptera'
From: GCIDE
- Hemiptera \He*mip"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? half + ? wing, fr. ? to fly.] (Zool.) An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxill[ae]), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others. [1913 Webster]
- Note: They are divided into the Heteroptera, including the squash bug, soldier bug, bedbug, etc.; the Homoptera, including the cicadas, cuckoo spits, plant lice, scale insects, etc.; the Thysanoptera, including the thrips, and, according to most recent writers, the Pediculina or true lice. Hemipteral