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A phylogenetic revision of the true bug genus Heraeus (Hemiptera: Rhyparochromidae: Myodochini)...


Twenty three true bug state records for Arkansas, with two for Ohio, U.S.A.


Zoological catalogue of Australia: Hemiptera: Heteroptera (Pentatomomorpha)


WHAT GOOD ARE BUGS? INSECTS IN THE WEB OF LIFE


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Moved Moved from Shield-back


My two cents :)


it's a true bug - shield bug, stink bug


Not a beetle but a true bug,


Plant Bug


True Bug (Stink Bug or Shield Bug)


True Bug


A bug


Check camera


Good questions


Harlequin Bug


I agree


Moved


True bug


A few thoughts


I thought it was a true bug


Very True


this is a nymph of a true bug


We're coming in late to this topic -


Not Beetle


This is a true bug, a leaf-fo


I'll take the easy part of this first!


True Bug


True bug.


Wheel Bug, Arilus cristatus


True Bug


Reminds me of true bug eggs.


True bug


true bug


Not a beetle, but a true bug


Hard to say.


Assassin bug


Eastern Boxelder Bug?


I agree with your statements


True Bug - Hemiptera


True bug


Nymphs


True Bug


Hopefully helpful hints


...It's the best I've got.


This is actually a true bug,


Thanks....my first true bug!


Not a beetle but a True Bug.


More unsolicited advice


A lace bug nymph seems good to me.


Not a moth - a bug.


The Bane of Common Names


True bug nymph


True Bug Nymph


Good question. Short answer: Negro bug.


The trouble with nymphs...


Stink Bug nymphs?


bug


Bug bites


Hemiptera = True Bug


My Bug


Giant water BUG.


No.


this is an Assasin bug. it i


true bug


Not a beetle, a true bug


True Bug, and the experts can


Look in photos of true bugs,


nymphs of Hemipteran (true bug)


They


True bug I believe. "Baby" cr


Hemiptera eggs


True bug


True Bug.


true bug


Not a plant bug


True Bug


Sheild Bug?


Leaf-footed Bug


Nabidae or Miridae.


Eurycotis Floridana


Western boxelder bug


True Bug


Not a beetle but a true bug


Not a true bug


True Bug


True Bug


True bug


Possibly (!) Megalotomus rufipes


true bug


from How to Know the True Bug


not technically a plant bug... just a bug on a plant


You are submitting images with no size or date data


Not a beetle,


Isn't it more likely a true b


This is


Oedancala dorsalis


NOT a beetle. Definitely a tr


Jadera haematoloma


Rhopalinae


straight dorsal is by far the most informative angle...


Notonecta sp.


In my opinion,


A plant bug, family Miridae (


Hemiptera nymph


Interesting record


Hemiptera


Hemiptera


Certainly a true bug nymph


Clothespin


True bug nymph


giant water beetle


If you're seeing things that look like miniature beetles...


Unfortunately, there has been no ID


A hemipteran true bug


I know for sure that this is a hemipteran (true bug)


Answer To cool bug


Not a beetle


Lassioglossum resembling true L. versatum (=rohweri)


It's a true bug


it's the nymph of a True Bug


Coreids


shield-backed bug


Bug, not beetle


True bug


What a great picture. Besides


Blaine


That's technically...


Stenodemini


unknown true bug infected by fungus


No, not a beetle.


THANK YOU!


weevil


True Bug


True bug (Heteroptera) eggs


A lot of people...


No..


Reduviidae


True Bug nymph


Beetle or bug?


Ant Mimic?


Yes


Thyreocoridae (Ebony Bug)


Well....


Your Correct


True Bug (Heteroptera)


Assassin


wings


Wheel Bug...


Not a beetle


It's the nymph of a True Bug...


True Bug


Not a beetle, a true bug.


True Bug


Neither :)


Not a beetle


Not a beetle, a true bug.


Hi Christy,


True Bug Nymphs


A true bug


I agree


Yes a true bug


True Bug


Lots of possibilities.


Green Stink Bug nymph


Actually, neither!


Giant Mesquite Bug - Thasus neocalifornicus


They are true bug nymphs. (I'd guess stink bug.)


Yes it is a nice little bug.


Food


No, Coreidae


True bug nymph


Sorry I shouldn't have said "


Kissing bugs


True, But...


Moved


Bug bite


You might get more help in ID Request


Bug, not beetle.


An immature


Twice-stabbed stink bug?


true bug nymph


Interesting. True bug nymph seems right.


mature


True Bug


Bug


NC Beetle


Identification of Eye-spotted Lady Beetle


True Bug


Not a beetle


true bug nymph


It is a true bug


Clouded or Orange


Bugs.


True Bug Nymph


Giant Water Bug


No, different orders in fact.


Welcome to Bug Guide


True Bug, not beetle


Robert, a hemipteran (true bu


True bug


True bug


True bug


One Great Accomplishment


Coreidae.


Bug


Bug.


Looks like, but isn't.


leaf footed bug?


Oh, wow!


Seed bug


giant milkweed bug


Largus Bug


May be Stink Bug Pentatomidae


Scarlet Plant Bug


True Bugs vs. Beetles


very observant


Flies


True Bug Nymph


Great Article!


Your Assassin bug


Ranges


An odd duck


Meadow plant bug


yes, true bug


Acanthosomatidae


Unique-Headed bug


true bug


Consider these points


True bug


Immature bug


sure looks like Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus)--more...


That makes sense


Assassin bugs, and they do bite!


Some kind of Sternorrhynchan?


Neither


Maybe Lygus nymph?


This is most likely a long ne


good call, nice bug


must be one of these... lovely bug


nice bug, will try harder


Partly disagree; pardon that a long msg was needed to explain


Cropped and moved for expert attention


fully winged adults from 2 diff superfamilies; cool shot, but...


orsilline, likely Nysius; no further id potential


true bug rather than a beetle


Corythucha sp.


Looks like...


Long-horn Beetle


Not a True Bug,


Plant Associates of Closterocoris amoenus


A nymph of a true bug


Moved


Hemiptera


how to separate


Frassed


Moved


Frassed


Frassed


Looks like it


Ladybug = lady beetle


More likely a true bug (Heteroptera) I think.


Reduviid


Immature true bug


Looks like...


Water Boatman or Backswimmer


Water Boatman Nymph ?


Looks like a true bug nymph


true bug with no legs or antennae


True Bug


Phasiinae


Nope


True bug


Only editors can see a zoomed version


Moved tentatively... nice bug


Did you throughly read my des


Looks like...


Not sure what, but this is a


True Bug (Heteroptera) nymph


Frassed: no id potential here, which is a shame... nice bug


True Bug nymph


Hemiptera


Not termites, maybe some type


Moved


This is a true bug ...


true bug nymph


Assassin


Podisus... maybe; no potential


Moved tentatively... fabulous bug.


Yes...it appears to be a true bug nymph.


Beetle larvae look like worms, and are called grubs


Not a cockroach


Hemipteran


These are true bug nymphs


I believe the latter:


ID


Hemiptera - true bug


Nymph


Frassed


Rove Beetle?


Maybe a nymph of a member of


Hemiptera


Hemiptera


Hemiptera


Hemiptera


Not a termite :)


Frassed - not needed for guide.


Hemiptera


Nymph


Stink Bug


Hemiptera nymph


Hemiptera


Our experts are good, but...


Where is this?


can't wrap my mind around it... cute bug, looks Antillocoris'y


Hemiptera


Moved for expert attention


not a fly


Hemipteran


Scutelleridae


True bug


Hard


Nymph


Heartily agree -


True bug


Hemiptera


Moved for expert attention


Frassed: no further id potential here


Welcome to BugGuide, Wunnymush !


Wonderful!


This looks perhaps like a true bug (order Hemiptera).


Nymph of a True Bug


Comment still holds true


Not a beetle


Exuviae


NOT a bedbug


Heteroptera, true bug not a beetle


Hemiptera


Hemiptera nymph


Hemiptera


Definitely NOT a cockroach


Definitely NOT a cockroach


Rhopalid nymph


True Bug (Heteroptera) nymph


Backswimmer


True Bug (Heteroptera) nymphs.


bug: Phymata sp.


Moved tentatively; great bug, will show around


Species?


neat bug


Seems rather Hemipteran like


Not a beetle


Moved tentatively; please key it out to confirm


True bug


Dust?


True bug


Scutelleridae -- a true bug


true bug mimic


Thanks so much!


Not beetles


the 4-segmented antenna here rules out the pentatomid option


neat bug -- thanks for sharing


true bug


True Bug Nymph


assassin bug nymph


this looks like a true bed bug to me from these pics


Not Hymenoptera


Moved tentatively; awesome bug!


please make sure to crop images so that the bug fills the frame


You can use the pictures on the left of the website


Firefly bug - Ellychnia


Looks like a young true bug


true bug


Again, this is a true bug


Ambushed


Moved & cropped for the guide


Polymerus basalis?


Cheers to you! Too!


looks like some sort of true bug nymph to me


thread-legged bug


Nabid, true bug


True Bug


Assassin bug, looks like genus Zelus


True Bug


true bug


always a pleasure to see one of these wetland denisens


it's a young stink bug nymph


True Bug


Moved tentatively; nice bug


neat bug, Ken


It's the larva of a leaf beetle that lives on milkweed


small yellow beetle


Yes, a true bug


Thanks Ken


Moved tentatively; cool one


Moved & cropped


Moved tentatively; nice bug, man


awesome bug; no idea what it is


Moved


Heteroptera


Might work...


Blaine nailed it


Ken nailed it! nice bug.


Moved


Agreed


nice find! and an oddity indeed


nice! this is our first pic of this adventive bug


Moved


Not a beetle...


T. rhododendri [spelling] does look good; hope Kim agrees


Moved tentatively; cool bug, stumped me for a sec


Yes


neat bug --makes it fully keepable... thanks guys


no aberration; quite a common thing


True Bug


worth investigating; cool bug


Moved for expert attention


Moved for expert attention


presence of wings means, adult; no exceptions


yup; the wing gives it away --note the triangular piece...


true bug with fungus


neat bug!


Moved


Moved


nice bug...


Moved tentatively; will seek confirmation --awesome bug!


nice bug... hope this is one of the veliid genera not yet on BG


neat bug... thinking, Eurychilopterella


neat bug, man... looks pretty sharp in that neck brace


So true!


Moved tentatively; cool bug, will show around


Not a beetle


Not an expert ID


They're a type of true bug, not a fly (Diptera)


Cosmopepla binotata Distant --det. D.B. Thomas


True bug


Nice pic, but...


ID of SCUDDRS BUSH KATYDID


Not a beetle, but a true bug


Thanks, Ross


Moved very tentatively; nice bug


nice beetle... badly need a straight dorsal to proceed


Imposter


no worries


Sorry


The smaller and quicker the critter, the harder to shoot.


Not a true bug


=] Ah thanks!


singing bug?


Rhyparochromus vulgaris


Ant Mimic


neat bug... Pilophorus, i suppose


it largely depends on the group & lifestyle


Moved


cool... supplementing the diet, apparently


Moved tentatively; neat bug


Although the photo is blurry . . .


The flock of little black dot


Planthopper (Hemiptera)


nice bug


No


good call, nice bug... i wish the pic was sharper


Fungi site


Some kind of true bug


There is some confusion about coreids being predatory


Long four part antennae


nice bug; hope Laura sorts them out one day to species


a true bug, not a beetle


Moved tentatively; nice bug


nice bug... hope our experts chime in soon


probably Paracyrtophyllus robustus -


will show it to DBT; lovely bug


Not a beetle


the only true NA Ctenicera looks like this:


Moved tentatively; neat bug!!


Moved tentatively; nice bug!! will revisit


nice shot of a nice bug at a challenging angle...


True.


I think Cotton Stainer


well, I admitted that I made


cool bug


nice bug, may be further IDable


great call, nice bug


Water Strider


Water Strider


Thanks!


looks like a Hemiptera


awesome bug, Bob!! new to BG, i'm sure; Peritropis saldaeformis?


Prey is Hemipteran, not Orthopteran


Interesting eggs


today's bug batch of yours is amazing, JC


not a beetle


that authoritative source...


nice, not often photographed bug; thanks, Peter


Stand Corrected


Definitely a


I took the liberty of cropping your pic.


Painful, but generally not dangerous


Not a beetle...


Moved tentatively; nice bug.


Looks like a true bug


neat bug


The antennae and the "beak"


Not a beetle...


Moved


Moved tentatively -- nice bug, badly need sharper pix


Not a beetle


a very common but extremely photogenic bug


Date, measurements and pics


Moved tentatively -- nice bug, man...


wow guys... how on earth could i miss this marvel of a bug?


most sensible suggestion


Ken's right, of course. nice bug, Bob


nice bug, and good call, too -- but i'm not sure about species


Harlequin Bug


Understandable.


Not a beetle ...


Assassin bugs


typo?


Moved


Moved tentatively -- terrific bug, terrific photo!


Groovy!


Not a beetle...


Not a beetle...


Moved


Not an ant!


Approx 6mm..?


Not an expert, but . . .


nice pic, nice bug


awesome pic, Charley. nice bug, too.


Beetle


not a beetle


true bug, rather: Lethocerus ?americanus


aslo, to complement the beetle gal's excellent answer,


Not a beetle.


believe it or not,


True Bug nymph


a true bug of some kind...


i asked around, but no response yet -- remarkable bug, Lynette


Please do check it out!!


Wait for expert confirmation, but


nice bug; well-shot, too


Moved


Thanx


I'm pretty sure these are hard to get to species from images


It's too slender to be a Alfalfa Plant Bug.


I haven't seen


Another question


toe biter


Thank you!


Looks like a Hemiptera ...


a true bug!


Not an orthopteran.


only the second photo of this neat bug in the guide -- thanks!


A mirid or plant bug of genus Neurocolpus...


Oedancala dorsalis


True


Or maybe...


search function - regional search


Der Untergang des Abendlandes; nice bug!


Maybe


Differences


True Bug?


Not beetles


*


Very interesting!


looks like a true bug nymph


Usage is inconsistent


Moved


Moved


Not a beetle but a waterbug (Belostomatidae)


Not beetles.


true bug, some kind of hopper...


true bug, in fact... a nymphal alydid [Megalotomus?]


Possibly Largus nymph?


Intriguing!


no; a true bug, rather -- look in Coreidae


Nymphs


Robber fly


Stictopleurus punctiventris (Dallas)


Tenthredininae subfam.


It's a Bee Assassin...


Four-lined Plant Bug


Cow Killer


Yes, true bug - and very pretty


Oncopeltus cayensis Torre-Bueno


Oncopeltus cayensis Torre-Bueno


Actually...


Beetle, actually.


Interesting


Actually a True Bug.


Looks like


Mouthparts


Please post your image to ID Request


even cooler


Giant Water Bug


Nymph, but


bigger is better


Depending on size and shape


As you recognized


Cute!


Crophius scabrosus Uhler


Well, whatever it is, it's happy.


Hi, John- I don't have too


.


Thank you!


a predatory plant bug (Miridae) eating a midge


Give your other bug some time


Geron aridus possibly?


Not a beetle


And I can add this advice


period for the final instar to become an adult is very short.


Not a beetle


I'll admit that that was neit


Phymata arctostaphylae identification


Wow! Good Catch!


True bug.


True bug in the order


Belostomatidae


Those are the empty eggs, all right


Thank you.


Not an ID -


a true bug


Good catch.


Hi Tom!


I'll stick with my ID.


...


true


Ron -


Not an ID -


Looks like a soldier fly, possibly a female with eggs (gravid).


Alydidae


I vote


If you want a shortcut for your IDs


must be true bug [lacebug?] nymphs


it's a plant bug [Miridae],


Reduvius personatus (Masked Hunter)


Probably very tough to ID.


Red Bug


Not a beetle.


a true bug fam. Scutelleridae


Pilophorus, a true bug


Miridae [Heteroptera]


Such a valuable article!


true bug nymphs


True


Nope :-)


Thoughts


Gads!


Also...


Half true


Bird pellet?


Not much help


Thanks guys


I don'tr know what it is


True bug


True Bug


Hemipter: Heteroptera.


Quite right


Maybe a true bug (Hemiptera) of some sort?


No, Coreidae.


Not beetle:-)


Did You See The Data Grid?


This is the nymph of a true bug.


Please Don't Stop!


They look the same, but only


Interesting


Water true Bug (Heteroptera) - Belostoma sp.


Not a nymph


True bug


try to find answers


This looks like a true bug


Yes, it is.


Actually a true bug - not a beetle


nymphs of Hemipteran (true bug)


true bug nymph


Not beetle.


This is actually a true bug


no


beetle


Welcome!


True bug


True bug looks right.


A


Leaffooted Bug Leptoglossus sp. - Family: Coreidae


Leaf-Footed Bug


True bug


This is


Rhyparochromidae


Nope..


True bugs


I agree.


Immature


True Bug (Hemiptera)


We're very confused by the moving of all these


Homopetra


???


True bug


Looks


Plant bug


It is a true bug:


I've found a few


True bug


Moved


Hi


I'm far from being an expert,


Yes


true bug


Odd.


so is it larva or nymph


No, the woodroach is more bro


It's a true bug nymph (immature)


Need more info.


Sawfly?


Alaskan Sawfly


No, the assassin bugs are in a different family


A Metalmark!


my favorite


Not a Beetle


Too Early to Tell.


Not a beetle


true bug nymph


Wasp


Cool... the little wasp is a


Heteroptera.


Seed bug, likely Hypogeocoris piceus


anthropomorphism


Predacious Diving Beetle


true bug


True Bug


Shore bugs


probably not a beetle,


not a beetle


Bug Mouthparts


some concerns


Lovely.


Heteroptera nymph


Not to leave you languishing...


Adelphocoris rapidus


Hemipteran nymph


perhaps


cool eggs


Hemiptera


Return visit?


Try browsing


Not a Beetle


Penthimia americana


i found one...in my pool!


Hemipteran.


Nezara / Acrosternum


Largus, perhaps


You're not the first to ask for that...


Dictyopharidae


Discovery Channel UNRELIABLE!


Podisus maculiventris nymph?


Gargaphia, possibly solani


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