KNOWN HEMIPTERA FROM FRANKLIN Co., MISSOURI This important group of insects contains plant feeders such as aphids, planthoppers, stink bugs and seed bugs. Some bug species are of economic importance as pests of crop and ornamental plants. A couple of invasive ones spreading from the east toward Missouri have potential to build huge populations and cause a lot of damage. A smaller number of bugs are predators such as the assassin bugs, including the well-known wheel bug Arilus cristatus , our largest terrestrial species. Most of the species below occur or are likely to at Shaw Nature Reserve. Records compiled from bugguide.net (especially the exhaustive records of Mr. Jack Foreman) plus observations by J. Trager and others. Photos all by James C. Trager at SNR. They represent the species whose name is directly above the image.
Suborder Sternorrhyncha Suborder Auchenorrhyncha Family Aphidae Aphis nerii Family Acanaloniidae Chaitophorus populicola Acanalonia bivittata Macrosiphium sp. Melaphis rhois Neoprociphilus aceris Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (tentative ID of aphid on Nymphaea) Tetraneura sp.
Tuberolachus salignus Acanalonia conica Uroleucon (several species on various composites) Family Achilidae Unidentified red and black aphid on Catonia sp. Delphinium tricorne Family Aphrophoridae Philaenus spumarius
Family Cercopidae Prosapia bicincta
Familly Cicadellidae Agallia constricta Alebra bicincta
Alebra sp. Family Psyllidae Atanus perspicillatus Cacopsylla sp. ( mali or negunidinis ) Balclutha neglecta Chlorotettix galbanatus Colladonus clitellarius Cuerna costalis Deltocephalus flavocostatus Doleranus longulus Draeculacephala antica Norvellina chenopodii Draeculacephala portola Norvellina seminuda Draculaecephala robinsoni Ossiannilssonola berenice Ossiannilssonola australis Ossiannilssonola tunicarubra Paraphlepsius collitus Paraphlepsius irroratus Paraulacizes irrorata Pediopsoides distinctus Polyamia interrupta Ponana citrina Ponana pectoralis
Empoa apicata Ponana puncticollis Empoa gillettei Ponana rubida Empoasca fabae Sanctanus cruciatus Endria inimica Sanctanus sanctus Erasmoneura vulnerata Scaphoideus bifurcatus Eratoneura affinis Scaphoideus melanotus Eratoneura basilaris Scaphoideus productus Eratoneura confirmata Scaphoideus pullus Eratoneura restricta Scaphoideus sp. Eratoneura ungulata Scaphytopius acutus Erythroneura aclys Scaphytopius frontalis Erythroneura bistrata Scaphytopius verecundus Erythroneura calycula Stragania apicalis Erythroneura diva Texananus decorus Erythroneura elegans Texananus sp. Erythroneura rubra Tinobregmus vittatus Erythroneura rubrella Tylozygus bifidus Erythroneura tricincta Tylozygus geometricus Exitiana exitiosus Xestocephalus superbus Eutettix sp. Forcipata cf. loca Family Cicadidae Graminella aureovittata Magicicada tredecassini Graminella nigrifrons Magicicada tredecim Graminella villica Megatibicen pronotalis Graphocephala coccinea Neotibicen canicularis Graphocephala versuta Gyponana geminata Gyponana octolineata Jikradia olitoria Macrosteles americanus Macrosteles parvidens Macrosteles quadrilineatus Memnonia flavida Menosoma cincta Neotibicen robinsonianus Cyrtolobus griseus Neotibicen tibicen Cyrtolobus tuberosus Tinobregmus vittatus Enchenopa bivittata complex on Ptelea trifoliata Family Cixiidae Entylia carinata Cixius cf. stigmatus Haplaxius fulvus Melanoliaris sp. Pintalia vibex
Family Clastopteridae Clastoptera xanthocephala
Family Delphacidae Liburniella ornata Nothodelphax slossonae Penepissonotus bicolor Micrutalis calva Stenocranus dorsalis Ophiderma evelyna Publilia concava Family Derbidae Smilia fasciata Anotia bonnetii Stictocephala sp. Cedusa sp. Xanthobolus lateralis Neocenchrea heidemanni Omolicna uhleri Suborder Heteroptera Otiocerus reaumurii Family Alydidae Dictyopharidae Alydus eurinus Phylloscelis atra Megalotomus quinquespinosus Mezira sp. Family Eriosomatidae Eriosoma sp. Family Belostomatidae Benacus griseus Family Berytidae Jalysus sp.
Blissidae Ischnodemus falicus
Family Flatidae Flatormenis proxima Metcalfa pruinosa
Family Membracidae Acutalis tartarea Ceresa taurina Ceresa sp.
Coreidae Family Lasiochilidae Acanthocephala terminalis Lasiochilus sp. Anasa tristis Family Lygaeidae Lygaeus kalmii Lygaeus turcicus Neacoryphus bicrucis Oncopeltus fasciatus
Chelinidea vittiger Euthoctha galeator Leptoglossus clypealis Leptoglossus occidentalis Leptoglossus oppositus Leptoglossus phyllopus
Merocoris distinctus Family Miridae Piezogaster sp. Americodema nigrolineatum
Adelphocoris rapidus Family Cydnidae Blepharidopterus provancheri Amnestus sp. Ceratocapsus modestus
Ceratocapsus nigellus Family Gelastocoridae Colladonus clitellarius Gelastocoris occulatus Collaria oculata
Deraeocoris histrio
Deraeocoris sayi
Deraeocoris sp.
Dichrooscytus repletus
Ilnacora stalli Family Gerridae Keltonia tuckeri Gerris sp. Lygus lineolaris
Metriorrhynchomiris dislocatus Trepobates subnitidus Neurocolpus jessiae Neurocolpus nubilus Family Largidae Neurocolpus sp. Largus succinctus Parthenicus juniperi Perigenes similis Peritropis saldaeformis Banasa euchlora Polymerus basalis Banasa sordida Phytocoris antennalis Brochymena punctata Phytocoris depictus Brochymena quadripustulata Phytocoris infuscatus Chinavia hilaris Phytocoris junipericola Coenus delius Phytocoris sp. Cosmopepla lintneriana Plagiognathus albatus Plagiognathus fuscosus Plagiognathus obscurus Plagiognathus politus Poecilocapsus lineatus Pseudoxenetus regalis
Pycnoderes medius Eushcistus servus Reuteria querci Euschistus tristigmus Reuteroscopus ornatus Oebalus pugnax Rhinocloa forticornis Podisus maculiventris Sericophanes heidmanni Stiretrus anchorago Sixeonotus insignus Thyanta custator Spanagonicus albofasciatus Trichopepla semivittata Stenotus binotatus Taedia scrupea Family Reduviidae Taedia sp. Apiomerus crassipes Taylorilygus apicalis Arilus cristatus Trigonotostylus caelestialium Tropidosteptes cardinalis Tropidosteptes palmeri Tropidosteptes sp.
Family Nabidae Nabis americoferus Nabir americolimbatus Nabis roseipennis Barce cf. fraterna
Empicoris errabundus
Melanolestes picipes Family Nepidae Narvesus carolinensis Ranatra sp. Oncerotrachelus acuminatus
Phymata pennsylvanica Family Notonectidae Pnirontis modesta Notonecta irrorata Pselliopus barberi Notonecta undulata Pselliopus cinctus
Sinea spinipes Family Pentatomidae Sirthenia carinata Apoecilus sp. Stenopoda spinulosa Banasa calva Triatoma sanguisuga Banasa dimidiata Zelus luridus
Family Rhopalidae Arhyssus lateralis Boisea trivittata Harmostes reflexulus Harmostes sp.
Niesthra louisianica
Family Rhyparocromidae Cnemodus mavortius Heraeus plebejus Myodocha serripes Neopamera bilobata Ptochiomera nodosa
Family Thyreocoridae Corimelaena lateralis
Family Tingidae Corythuca confraterna