Read about related Hemiptera by using the "Forward" and "Backward" device icons. Many Hemiptera suck plant juices although some have evolved to suck blood and body fluids. Hemiptera groups include water scorpions, water boatman, backswimmers, water striders, plant bugs, bed bugs, assassin bugs, flat bugs, seed bugs, red bugs and stink bugs.

Leaf-Footed Bug Genus species Hemiptera Corèidae These large true bugs are named a leaf-like modification to the hind tibia. Not all species exhibit this characteristic and males usually posses exaggerated feature including spine which they use to defend their territory against other males. This group possess scent glands on each side of the thorax. Most leaf-footed bugs feed on plants and a few including the Squash Bug in the US have become serious pest. View the Index of Orders View Complete Photo List Ants, Bees & Wasps Butterflies & Moths Flies Beetles Lacewings & Antlions Leafhoppers & Cicadas True Bugs Cockroaches Praying Mantids Grasshoppers, Crickets Walking Sticks Dragonflies & Damselflies Mayflies Non-Insects