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Answer for the clue "Also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g. aphids ", 9 letters:
hemiptera

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The Hemiptera or true bugs are an order of insects comprising around 50,000–80,000 species of groups such as the cicadas , aphids , planthoppers , leafhoppers , and shield bugs . They range in size from to around , and share a common arrangement of sucking ...

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Hemiptera \He*mip"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? half + ? wing, fr. ? to fly.] (Zo["o]l.) 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) ...

Usage examples of hemiptera.

He glanced at the screen and saw that the young man was only a small way into the Hemiptera order of insects.