List of Hemiptera of Ireland

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This is a list of the Hemiptera (true bugs) recorded on the island of Ireland.[1]

Suborder Heteroptera (typical bugs)[]

Infraorder Dipsocoromorpha[]

Family Ceratocombidae[]

    • (Zetterstedt, 1819)

Family Dipsocoridae[]

    • Herrich-Schäffer 1835
    • Fieber 1860

Infraorder Gerromorpha (semiaquatic bugs)[]

Superfamily Gerroidea[]

Family Gerridae (water striders)[]

Two water skaters (Aquarius najas) mating.

Family Veliidae (riffle bugs)[]

Water cricket (Velia caprai)

Superfamily Hebroidea[]

Family Hebridae (velvet water bugs)[]

Superfamily []

Family Hydrometridae (marsh treaders, water measurers)[]

Hydrometra stagnorum, a water measurer especially common in Ulster and coastal areas.[2]
    • Hydrometra stagnorum (Linnaeus 1758)
    • Horváth, 1899

Infraorder Leptopodomorpha[]

Family Saldidae (shore bugs)[]

Macrosaldula scotica, a species of shore bug.

Family Aepophilidae[]

    • Aepophilus bonnairei Signoret 1879

Infraorder Nepomorpha (true water bugs)[]

Superfamily Corixoidea[]

Family Corixidae (water boatmen)[]

Sigara scotti, a species of water boatman found mostly in the west of Ireland.[3]

Superfamily Nepoidea[]

Family Nepidae (water scorpions, needle bugs)[]

    • Nepa cinerea Linnaeus 1758

Superfamily Aphelocheiroidea[]

Family Aphelocheiridae[]

    • Aphelocheirus aestivalis (Fabricius 1794)

Superfamily Notonectoidea[]

Family Notonectidae (backswimmers)[]

Compound eye of Notonecta glauca, the object of much study.
    • Notonecta glauca Linnaeus, 1758
    • Thunberg, 1787
    • Delcourt, 1909
    • Notonecta maculata Fabricius, 1794

Superfamily Pleoidea[]

Family Pleidae[]

Infraorder Cimicomorpha (Assassin bugs, bed bugs, etc.)[]

Superfamily Cimicoidea[]

Family Anthocoridae (minute pirate bugs or flower bugs)[]

Anthocoris nemorum

Family Microphysidae[]

    • (Baerensprung 1858)
    • (Fallen 1807)
    • (Douglas & Scott 1871)

Family Cimicidae (bed bugs, bat bugs)[]

Common bed bug (Cimex lectularius), which causes skin rashes, psychological effects, and allergic symptoms in the humans it bites.
    • Cimex lectularius Linnaeus 1758
    • Jenyns 1839
    • (Lamarck 1816)

Family Miridae (plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs)[]

Nymph (immature form) of the common nettle bug (Liocoris tripustulatus).

Family Nabidae (damsel bugs)[]

Nabis rugosus, a predatory damsel bug.

Family Reduviidae (assassin bugs)[]

Family Tingidae (lace bugs)[]

Tingis cardui, lace bug found in coastal parts of Ireland.
    • (Germar 1837)
    • Acalypta carinata (Panzer 1806)
    • Acalypta parvula (Fallen 1807)
    • Derephysia foliacea (Fallen 1807)
    • (Herrich-Schäffer 1835)
    • Kalama tricornis (Schrank 1801)
    • Tingis cardui (Linnaeus 1758)

Infraorder Pentatomomorpha[]

Superfamily Aradoidea[]

Family Aradidae (flat bugs)[]

Superfamily Pentatomoidea (shield bugs and relatives)[]

Parent bug (Elasmucha grisea) with eggs.

Family Acanthosomatidae (shield bugs)[]

    • Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Linnaeus 1758)
    • Elasmostethus interstinctus (Linnaeus 1758)
    • Elasmucha grisea (Linnaeus 1758)
    • Cyphostethus tristriatus (Fabricius, 1787)

Family Cydnidae (burrowing shield bugs)[]

Family Scutelleridae (jewel bugs or metallic shield bugs)[]

Family Pentatomidae (stink bugs)[]

    • Dolycoris baccarum (Linnaeus 1758)
    • Palomena prasina (Linnaeus 1761)
    • Pentatoma rufipes(Linnaeus, 1758)
    • Picromerus bidens (Linnaeus 1758)
    • Piezodorus lituratus (Fabricius 1794)
    • Rhacognathus punctatus (Linnaeus 1758)
    • Troilus luridus (Fabricius 1775)
    • Zicrona caerulea (Linnaeus 1758)

Superfamily Coreoidea[]

Family Alydidae (broad-headed bugs)[]

Family Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs)[]

    • Coreus marginatus (Linnaeus 1758)

Family Rhopalidae (scentless plant bugs)[]

Family Stenocephalidae[]

  • (Scopoli 1763)

Superfamily Lygaeoidea[]

Family Berytidae (stilt bugs)[]

Neides tipularius, a stilt bug.
    • Berytinus minor (Herrich-Schäffer 1835)
    • (Meyer-Dür 1841)
    • (Fieber 1859)
    • (Germar 1822)
    • Metatropis rufescens (Herrich-Schäffer 1835)
    • Neides tipularius (Linnaeus 1758)

Family Lygaeidae (milkweed bugs, true seed bugs)[]

Pinecone bug (Gastrodes grossipes)

Family Piesmatidae (ash-grey leaf bugs)[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Species - Biodiversity Maps".
  2. ^ "Water Measurer (Hydrometra stagnorum) - Detail - Biodiversity Maps".
  3. ^ "Sigara (Subsigara) scotti - Detail - Biodiversity Maps".
  • O’Connor. J.P. and Nelson, B., 2012, An Annotated Checklist of the Irish Hemiptera and Small Orders.The Irish Biogeographical Society and the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin
  • Berend Aukema and Christian Rieger (Editors) Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (5-Volumes and supplement) Amsterdam : The Netherlands Entomological Society(Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging) 1995-2006 ISBN 9071912280

Further reading[]

  • Edward Saunders, 1892 The Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands : a descriptive account of the families, genera, and species indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland : with notes as to localities, habitats, etc. London :L. Reeve & Co. online includes coloured plates
  • T. R. E. Southwood & Dennis Leston, 1959 Land & Water Bugs of the British Isles Frederick Warne & Co.

External links[]

Taxonomy and images

Identification

  • Faune de France Insectes Insectes Hémiptères pdfs free downloads
  • Royal Entomological Society Handbooks Out of print parts available as free pdfs are:
  • Vol 2 Part 2a. Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha (excluding Deltocephalinae and Typhlocybinae). Walter J. Le Quesne
  • Vol 2 Part 2b. Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha - Deltocephalinae. Walter J. Le Quesne
  • Vol 2 Part 2c. Cicadellidae (Typhlocybinae) with a checklist of the British Auchenorhyncha (Hemiptera, Homoptera) W. J. Le Quesne and K. R. Payne
  • Vol 2 Part 3. Hemiptera - Fulgoromorpha. Walter J. Le Quesne
  • Vol 2 Part 4a. Homoptera - Aphidoidea (Part) - Chaitophoridae & Callaphididae. H. L. G. Stroyan
  • Vol 2 Part 5a. Homoptera - Psylloidea. I. D. Hodkinson & I. M. White

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