Hemiptera

Checklist of the Hemiptera (Heteroptera) of Oklahoma

The true bugs are probably as well known as any of the major orders of insects in Oklahoma. The K. C. Emerson Entomology Museum at Oklahoma State University contains approximately 80 drawers of Heteroptera and many of the specimens have been identified by specialists in the various groups. Identification aids have been available for most families of bugs for many years and several workers have produced surveys of the local fauna.

It would seem that a great many Oklahoma species would be recorded in the literature. However, when checking the most recent Hemiptera Catalog, one quickly finds this is not the case. Even some of our very common species are not shown to occur in Oklahoma. The following list is an attempt to rectify this situation. It includes all species listed in the Hemiptera Catalog (Henry and Froeschner, 1988), species in the OSU Collection, and other literature records. The bibliography is limited to locally produced papers (through 1988), most of which are not in the literature cited section of the Hemiptera Catalog. More recent papers are cited when found.

This checklist is anything but complete. Even though families such as Lygaeidae and Pentatomidae have been studied, there are probably species in Oklahoma that have not been collected. The largest family (Miridae) is not well studied and may only represent half of our species. This list includes 546 species in 288 genera and 35 families.

Checklist and Bibliography of Oklahoma Hemiptera (Heteroptera)

Alydidae - broad-headed bugs
Anthocoridae - minute pirate bugs
Aradidae - flat bugs
Belostomatidae - giant water bugs
Berytidae - stilt bugs
Cimicidae - bed bugs
Coreidae - squash and leaf-footed bugs
Corixidae - water boatmen
Cydnidae - burrowing bugs
Enicocephalidae - unique-headed or gnat bugs
Gelastocoridae - toad bugs
Gerridae - water striders
Hebridae - velvet water bugs
Hydrometridae - water measurers or marsh treaders
Largidae - largid bugs
Lygaeidae - seed bugs
Mesoveliidae - water treaders
Miridae - plant or leaf bugs
Nabidae - damsel bugs
Naucoridae - creeping water bugs
Nepidae - waterscorpions
Notonectidae - backswimmers
Ochteridae - velvety shore bugs
Pentatomidae - stink bugs
Phymatidae - ambush bugs
Piesmidae - ash-gray leaf bugs
Pleidae - pygmy backswimmers
Reduviidae - assassin and thread-legged bugs
Rhopalidae - scentless plant bugs
Saldidae - shore bugs
Schizopteridae - schizopterid bugs
Scutelleridae - shield-backed bugs
Thyreocoridae - negro bugs
Tingidae - lace bugs
Veliidae - broad-shouldered water striders or riffle bugs

Checklist of the Hemiptera (Auchenorrhyncha) of Oklahoma

The following checklist contains records of 331 species in 152 genera and 14 families of Auchenorrhyncha. It is based on the OSU Collection and readily available literature. More in-depth literature surveys would undoubtedly add additional species. There are also additional in the undetermined portion of the collection.

Only the Cicadidae and Membracidae have been studied in Oklahoma. The Cercopidae and some of the smaller fulgorid families may also be reasonably complete. Many additional species of Cicadellidae and Delphacidae remain to be collected and/or determined.

Checklist and Bibliography of Oklahoma Hemiptera (Auchenorrhyncha)

Acanaloniidae - acanaloniid planthoppers
Achilidae - achilid planthoppers
Caliscelidae - piglet bugs
Cercopidae - froghoppers or spittlebugs
Cicadellidae - leafhoppers
Cicadidae - cicadas
Cixiidae - cixiid planthoppers
Delphacidae - delphacid planthoppers
Derbidae - derbid planthoppers
Dictyopharidae - dictyopharid planthoppers
Flatidae - flatid planthoppers
Fulgoridae - fulgorid planthoppers
Issidae - issid planthoppers
Membracidae - treehoppers

Checklist of the Hemiptera (Sternorrhyncha) of Oklahoma

The following checklist contains records of 199 species in 109 genera and 13 families. It is based on the OSU Collection and readily available literature. More in-depth literature surveys should add additional species. There are also additional species in the undetermined portion of the collection.

The aphids and scale insects have been studied in Oklahoma but additional species of both groups continue to be found. Most of the other families are poorly known. Whiteflies and psyllids are almost unstudied in Oklahoma.

Checklist and Bibliography of Oklahoma Hemiptera (Sternorrhyncha)

Aleyrodidae - whiteflies
Aphididae - aphids and plantlice
Cerococcidae - ornate pit scales
Coccidae - soft scales
Dactylopiidae - cochineal scales
Diaspididae - armored scales
Eriococcidae - felt scales
Kermesidae - gall-like scales
Lecanodiaspididae - false pit scales
Margarodidae - ground pearls
Phylloxeridae - phylloxera
Pseudococcidae - mealybugs
Psyllidae - psyllids and jumping plantlice

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