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Wednesday 18 October 2023

Odontotarsus sp.- Cyprus

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All about Cyprus - Όλα για την Κύπρο

Order: Hemiptera

Family: Scutelleridae

Hemiptera (/hɛˈmɪptərə/; from Ancient Greek hemipterus 'half-winged') is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from 1 mm (0.04 in) to around 15 cm (6 in), and share a common arrangement of piercing-sucking mouthparts. The name "true bugs" is often limited to the suborder Heteroptera

Photo 2005 by George Konstantinou



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