Bugs, Heteroptera. With about 40,000 species, a large suborder with wonderful diversity.

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WTF IS THAT?

LEFT - Bugs Bunny
RIGHT - Bug Bunny aka Hemiptera Lepus, family Insanusmelodiam

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This is Telmatometropsis fredyi, a of semiaquatic from the Colombian Pacific region placed in its own genus!



🔓Study: https://t.co/g4GDL8H2fJ

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HAYASHI, M., J. NAKAJIMA, K. ISHIDA, T. KITANO and H. YOSHITOMI: Species Diversity of Aquatic Hemiptera and Coleoptera in Japan

JJSE 26(2): 191–200
https://t.co/uqjDNKyoWc

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Hemiptera /hɛˈmɪptərə/ or true bugs
Be kind to the insects. They're endangered.
Johann Heinrich Sulzer, Die Kennzeichen der Insekten,
1761. UB Erlangen / Nürnberg

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Chinese species in the genus <Deltocephalus> revealed a “#DNAbarcoding gap” when it comes to the identification of these

Study: https://t.co/ctj3ah6EyW.

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2 new cixiid discovered in China double the number of species known in the genus (Andixius): https://t.co/UEsPaOGx0P

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True bugs belong to the order Hemiptera. Here are some Capsid bugs which live on oaks, fantastic diversity.

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