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HANDBOOK OF ANTS, BEES, ETC. 



somewhat aberrant series, and are somewhat in the same position 

 as the fleas {Aphaniptera) are to the true Diptera. 



TABULAR VIEW 



OF THE 



PRINCIPAL FAMILIES OF THE HEMIPTERA. 



Sub- Order I . — Hderoptcra. 



Tribe I. — Geocores or Land Bugs. 



Family i. Scutellerid;^ or Shield Bugs. 



2. Coreidae or Land Bugs. 



3. Lygaeidoe or Chinch Bugs. 



4. Pyrrhocoridae or Plant Bugs. 



5. Capsidce or Sap Bugs. 



6. Tingididte or Tree Bugs. 



7. Cimicidae or Bed Bugs. 



8. Reduviidce or Pirate Bugs. 



9. Emesidce or Wolf Bugs. 



Tribe II.— IIydrocores or Water Bugs. 



Family 10. Saldidoe or Water Jumpers. 



11. Hydrometridae or Skaters. 



12. Gerridce or Ocean Bugs. 



13. Galgulidce or Shark Bugs. 



14. Nepidae or Water Scorpions. 



15. Notonectidae or Water Boatmen. 



Sub-Order 2. — Ilomoptera. 



Family i. Cicadidae or Cicadas Flies. 



2. Fulgoridae or Lantern Flies. 



3. Membracidae or Horn Flies. 



4. Cercopidce or Froghoppers. 



5. I'ettigonidae or Meadow Lice. 



6. Ledridce or Oak Lice. 



7. Jassidae or Elegant Lice. 



8. Psyllid^ or Plant Lice. 



9. Aphidae or Aphides. 



10. Aleyrodidae or Powder Flies 



11. Coccidie or Scale Insects. 



Sid^- Order 3. — Anopliira. 

 Family i. Pedicuhdae or True Lice. 



SUB-ORDER L— HETEROPTERA. 

 The Heteroptera constitute the first sub-order of the Heviiptera. 

 They include the True Bugs, an extensive group of very varied 



