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A guide to the Ecdysozoa: Insecta: Hemiptera (true bugs) of Austin and Travis County; USA

This is a guide to the true bugs (Phylum Hexapoda, Order Hemiptera) of Austin and Travis County, TX.

This includes the following groups: planthoppers, cicadas, leafhopper, spittle bugs, shield bugs, assassin bugs, stink bugs, etc.

Wheel Bug 1
Arilus cristatus
Eastern Boxelder Bug 2
Boisea trivittata
Black Stink Bug 3
Proxys punctulatus
Large Milkweed Bug 3
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Harlequin Bug 4
Murgantia histrionica
Common Water Strider 5
Aquarius remigis
Eastern Leaf-footed Bug 6
Leptoglossus phyllopus
Acanthocephala terminalis 7
Small Milkweed Bug 8
Lygaeus kalmii
Largus Bug 9
Largus succinctus
Mexican Bordered Plant Bug 10
Largus maculatus
Common Bed Bug 11
Cimex lectularius
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug 12
Halyomorpha halys
Ringed Assassin Bug 13
Pselliopus cinctus
Orange Assassin Bug 14
Pselliopus barberi
Twice-stabbed Stink Bug 15
Cosmopepla lintneriana
Tarnished Plant Bug 3
Lygus lineolaris
Redcoat Seed Bug 16
Melanopleurus belfragei
Giant Leaf-footed Bug 17
Acanthocephala declivis
Phymata americana coloradensis 18
Jagged Ambush Bug 19
Phymata americana
Helmeted Squash Bug 20
Euthochtha galeator
Charcoal Seed Bug 3
Melacoryphus lateralis
Florida Leaf-footed Bug 21
Acanthocephala femorata
Four-lined Plant Bug 3
Poecilocapsus lineatus
Elf Shoe Stink Bug 22
Menecles insertus
Red-shouldered Bug 16
Jadera haematoloma
Alydus eurinus 23
Pale Green Assassin Bug 24
Zelus luridus
Hyaline Grass Bug 25
Liorhyssus hyalinus
Mormidea lugens 26
Leptoglossus oppositus 27
Milkweed Assassin Bug 28
Zelus longipes
Spined Assassin Bug 7
Sinea diadema
Southern Green Stink Bug 29
Nezara viridula
Spined Soldier Bug 30
Podisus maculiventris
Protenor belfragei 31
Long-necked Seed Bug 32
Myodocha serripes
Squash Bug 13
Anasa tristis
Brown Stink Bug 33
Euschistus servus
Broken-backed Bug 3
Taylorilygus apicalis
Two-lined Burrowing Bug 34
Pangaeus bilineatus
Bagrada Bug 35
Bagrada hilaris
Neopamera bilobata
Leptoglossus zonatus 36
Western Leaf-footed Bug 37
Leptoglossus clypealis
Leptoglossus brevirostris 38
Rasahus biguttatus 39
Trichopepla semivittata 40
Dusky Stink Bug 41
Euschistus tristigmus
Apiomerus spissipes 42
Nabis 26
Uhler's Giant Water Bug 43
Lethocerus uhleri
Cactus Coreid 3
Chelinidea vittiger
Leafhopper Assassin Bug 44
Zelus renardii
Catorhintha selector
Juniper Stink Bug 45
Banasa euchlora
Conchuela Bug 46
Chlorochroa ligata
Anchor Stink Bug 47
Stiretrus anchorago
Red-shouldered Stink Bug 48
Thyanta custator
Tylospilus acutissimus 49
Phlegyas annulicrus 49
White-crossed Seed Bug 50
Neacoryphus bicrucis
Ochrimnus mimulus 51
Triatoma gerstaeckeri 52
Triatoma lecticularia 53
Zelus cervicalis 54
Rice Stink Bug 55
Oebalus pugnax
Giant Strong-nosed Stink Bug 56
Alcaeorrhynchus grandis
Banasa calva 45
Brochymena arborea 40
Dendrocoris humeralis 57
Euschistus obscurus 58
Six-spotted Milkweed Bug 59
Oncopeltus sexmaculatus
Heraeus plebejus 3
Paromius longulus 60
Pseudopachybrachius basalis 61
Isthmocoris imperialis 62
Black Assassin 50
Apiomerus longispinis
Emesaya brevipennis 47
Black Corsair 13
Melanolestes picipes
Oncerotrachelus acuminatus 45
Pnirontis infirma 63
Rasahus hamatus 64
Red Bull Assassin 51
Repipta taurus
Ringed Horn Assassin Bug 65
Rocconota annulicornis
Sirthenea carinata 60
Metriorrhynchomiris dislocatus 66
Mountain Laurel Scarlet Mirid 67
Lopidea major
Eastern Blood-sucking Conenose 13
Triatoma sanguisuga
Perillus strigipes 48
Mozena obtusa 68
Stethaulax marmorata 45
Cactus Bug 69
Narnia femorata
Red-banded Stink Bug 70
Piezodorus guildinii
Microtomus purcis 71
Sycamore Lace Bug 72
Corythucha ciliata
Four-spurred Assassin Bug 37
Zelus tetracanthus
Sphyrocoris obliquus 15
Spot-sided Coreid 73
Hypselonotus punctiventris

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