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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Arthropoda
  3. Hexapoda
  4. Insecta
  5. Pterygota (Insecta)
  6. Hemiptera

Preferred term

Hemiptera

Type

  • Organism

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • hemipterans

Scope note

  • The taxonomic status of the Hemiptera, Homoptera and Heteroptera remains controversial. Keeping ordinal rank of Hemiptera until new classification scheme is proposed. Families, genera, and species are listed under the orders Heteroptera and Homoptera.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/20321

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