What is the Heteroptera?
Q: What is the Heteroptera?
A: The Heteroptera is a group of insects in the Hemiptera, consisting of about 40,000 species, that are typical bugs.
Q: What is the meaning of the name "Heteroptera"?
A: "Heteroptera" is a Greek word meaning "different wings", as most species have front wings with both membranous and hardened portions.
Q: How is the name "Heteroptera" used in modern classifications?
A: The name "Heteroptera" is used in two different ways in modern classifications - in Linnean nomenclature, it refers to a suborder of the order Hemiptera, while in cladistics, it is an unranked clade in the Hemiptera clade.
Q: How many species of insects are there in the Heteroptera?
A: There are about 40,000 species of insects in the Heteroptera.
Q: What are hemelytra?
A: Hemelytra are the hardened portions of the front wings of Heteroptera insects that accompany membranous portions.
Q: What makes the Heteroptera typical bugs?
A: The Heteroptera are typical bugs because of their range of different physical characteristics that define them as such, such as their appearance and lifestyle, since they are characterized as having mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking.
Q: What is the Hemiptera?
A: The Hemiptera is a large order of insects which includes the Heteroptera, and is characterized as having wings that are usually membranous, with few exceptions, such as the Heteroptera. They also have mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking, as well as compound eyes.
