Hemiptera

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hemiptera \He*mip"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? half + ? wing,
     fr. ? to fly.] (Zool.)
     An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis,
     including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxill[ae]), for
     piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front
     wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the


     others.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: They are divided into the Heteroptera, including the
           squash bug, soldier bug, bedbug, etc.; the Homoptera,
           including the cicadas, cuckoo spits, plant lice, scale
           insects, etc.; the Thysanoptera, including the thrips,
           and, according to most recent writers, the Pediculina
           or true lice. Hemipteral

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hemiptera
       n : plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders
           Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids,
           plant lice and cicadas) [syn: {order Hemiptera}]