Hemiptera

Assassin bug

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Curator-in-Charge: Dr. Jessica Ware

Museum Specialist: Ruth Salas

Curatorial Assistant: Brittney Hahn

Type Specimens

  Hemiptera Resources Resources for Hemiptera Collections Auchenorrhyncha The collections of leaf hoppers and their relatives at the AMNH are large and diverse.  Collections Coleorrhyncha The AMNH collection of coleorrhyncha are from Australia and Chile. They have been worked on most recently by Daniel Burkhardt. Article Heteroptera The AMNH true bug collections comprise more than 800,000 specimens, representing 83 of the 85 currently recognized families. Article Sternorrhyncha Collections in the group of sternorrhyncha are small; two groups have some material of interest.