Structured Summary
Abstract
A large order of insects characterized by having the mouth parts adapted to piercing or sucking. It is comprised of four suborders: HETEROPTERA, Auchenorrhyncha, Sternorrhyncha, and Coleorrhyncha.
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Synonyms
29 entry terms
- Hemipteras
- Aleurodoidea
- Cicadas
- Cicadelloidea
- Cicadoidea
- Coccoidea
- Fulgoroidea
- Homoptera
- Leafhoppers
- Psyllids
- Psylloidea
- Scale Insects
- Treehoppers
- Whiteflies
- Aleurodoideas
- Cicada
- Cicadelloideas
- Cicadoideas
- Coccoideas
- Fulgoroideas
- Homopteras
- Insect, Scale
- Insects, Scale
- Leafhopper
- Psyllid
- Psylloideas
- Scale Insect
- Treehopper
- Whitefly
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18 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
for killing Hemiptera with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES
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History Note
75
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Previous Indexing
- Insects (1966-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hemiptera. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006430. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006430
- Hemiptera. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiptera
- Hemiptera. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26371