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Suborder Heteroptera - True Bugs

Shield Bugs · Broad-headed Bugs · Minute Pirate Bugs · Flat Bugs · Artheneidae

Family Acanthosomatidae - Shield Bugs
Elasmucha lateralis Red-Cross Shield Bug Nymph - Elasmostethus cruciatus Two green bugs with red antennae - Elasmostethus cruciatus Red-Cross Shield Bug - Elasmostethus cruciatus Heteroptera 07b - Elasmucha lateralis Elasmostethus cruciatus?? No - It is - Elasmostethus atricornis Red-cross Shield Bugs Mating - Elasmostethus cruciatus - male - female Stink bug - Elasmostethus cruciatus

Family Alydidae - Broad-headed Bugs
Broad-headed Bug - Alydus pilosulus Unknown Bug On Leg - Megalotomus quinquespinosus Broad-headed bug / Megalotomus quinquespinosus - Megalotomus quinquespinosus Broad-headed Bug - Tollius Alydidae - Alydus cool bug ID - Alydus Mystery Bug Broad-headed Bug - Alydus pilosulus

Family Anthocoridae - Minute Pirate Bugs
tiny brown hemipteran - Xylocoris cursitans aspen log bug - Lyctocoris campestris Minute Pirate Bug for California in May - probably Orius tristicolor - Orius tristicolor Small mirid - Lyctocoris campestris Minute Pirate Bug and red mite - Orius insidiosus Minute Pirate Bug Nymph? Minute Pirate Bug on alder - Anthocoris musculus Minute Pirate Bug on alder - Anthocoris musculus

Family Aradidae - Flat Bugs
Flat Bug (Aradidae) - Aradus Bug - Aradus Flat Bug nymph - Aradus Flat Bug nymph - Aradus Flat Bug nymph - Aradus Flat Bug - Neuroctenus Mama Flat Bark Bug - Aradus - female mezirine - Neuroctenus

Family Artheneidae
Piesmatidae -? - Holcocranum saturejae Piesmatidae -? - Holcocranum saturejae Piesmatidae -? - Holcocranum saturejae Piesmatidae -? - Holcocranum saturejae Rhyp. - Chilacis typhae Bug - Chilacis typhae Artheneidae - Holcocranum saturejae Artheneidae - Holcocranum saturejae


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