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Nepidae (Hemiptera) of the United States and Canada

By Sites, R. W., and J. T. Polhemus
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 87(1):27-42, 1994

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Contributed by Brady Richards on 25 August, 2016 - 11:23am

Three aquatic true bugs (Hem.: Heteroptera) newly reported in Illinois, with keys to Hesperocorixa (Corixidae) and Notonectidae

By Swanson D.R., Bilger E.E.
Ent. News 130: 1‒18, 2021

Full title: Three aquatic true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) newly reported in Illinois, with keys to Hesperocorixa (Corixidae) and Notonectidae of Illinois
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Contributed by v belov on 11 August, 2023 - 6:08pm

Phylogeny of the true water bugs (Nepomorpha: Hemiptera–Heteroptera) based on 16S and 28S rDNA and morphology

By M.B. Hebsgaard, N.M. Andersen, & J. Damgaard
Systematic Entomology 29: 488-508, 2004

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Contributed by v belov on 11 November, 2010 - 3:33pm

New and little-known heteropterous Hemiptera in the United States National Museum.

By Bergroth, E.E.
Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 51(2150): 215-239., 1916

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Bergroth, E.E. (1916). New and little-known heteropterous Hemiptera in the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 51(2150): 215-239.

The following notes and descriptions of new genera and species present the results of my studies of a miscellaneous collection of exotic Hemiptera Heteroptera kindly forwarded to me for examination by the authorities of the United States National Museum.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 2 December, 2025 - 10:31am

Hemiptera mexicana.

By Stål, C.
Entomologische Zeitung, 23: 289-325., 1862

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Stål, C. (1862). Hemiptera mexicana. Entomologische Zeitung, 23: 289-325.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 28 August, 2025 - 12:04pm

Corrections and additions to the "Catalog of the Heteroptera, or true bugs, of Canada and the continental United States"

By Henry, T.J., and Foreschner, R.C.
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 94(2): 263-272., 1992

Henry, T.J., and Foreschner, R.C. (1992) Corrections and additions to the "Catalog of the Heteroptera, or true bugs, of Canada and the continental United States". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 94(2): 263-272.

Abstract

The catalog of the Heteroptera of Canada and the United States, appearing in December 1988, contains entries for more than 675 genera and 3800 species. Through use and the efforts of the coeditors and cooperating colleagues, a list of corrections and additions is provided for the 958-page volume. Changes range from extra periods and parentheses around authors names to omitted taxa.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 4 July, 2025 - 1:30pm

Catalogue of the Nearctic Hemiptera-Heteroptera.

By Banks, N.
American Entomological Society, Philadelphia. viii + 103 pp., 1910

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Banks, N. (1910) Catalogue of the Nearctic Hemiptera-Heteroptera. American Entomological Society, Philadelphia. viii + 103 pp.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 24 May, 2025 - 7:32pm

Aquatic and semiaquatic Hemiptera of Mississippi

By Wilson C.A.
Tulane Studies in Zoology 6: 113‒170, 1958

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Contributed by v belov on 5 December, 2024 - 1:47pm

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