Hemiptera
The "true bugs" earn their name from piercing-sucking mouthparts that set them apart from every other insect order.
Hemiptera includes stink bugs, cicadas, aphids, and assassin bugs — a range that spans plant feeders, predators, and blood parasites.
If it has a beak-like mouthpart tucked under its head, it probably belongs here.
Scutelleridae - Homaemus sp.
Pin #88 · Hemiptera · Scutelleridae - Homaemus sp.
NE: Lincoln · 22 Apr 2026 · 40.83, -96.66
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Pin through the scutellum, head 3/8" above body.
Characters: Shield-backed bug; broadly oval; scutellum enlarged to cover most of dorsum (beetle-like); reddish ocelli prominent on head; pubescent body.
Reduviidae - Sinea sp.
Pin #86 · Hemiptera · Reduviidae - Sinea sp.
NE: Lincoln · 22 Apr 2026 · 40.83, -96.66
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Point mount
Characters: Spined assassin bug; pronotum and forelegs covered in stout spines; raptorial front femora
Psyllidae
Pin #85 · Hemiptera · Psyllidae
NE: Lancaster Co. · 21 Apr 2026 · 40.98, -96.89
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Preserve in 70% ethanol in a vial
Characters: Psyllid, ~3 mm; transparent wings held tent-like over body; bright yellow-orange thorax; long antennae; large compound eyes; resembles a winged aphid.
Piesmatidae
Pin #84 · Hemiptera · Piesmatidae
NE: Lincoln · 22 Apr 2026 · 40.83, -96.66
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Point mount this small specimen.
Characters: Ash-gray leaf bug, ~3 mm; pronotum and corium with reticulate, lace-like sculpting; compound eyes prominent.
Pentatomidae - Euschistus sp.
Pin #83 · Hemiptera · Pentatomidae - Euschistus sp.
NE: Lancaster Co. · 21 Apr 2026 · 40.87, -96.81
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Pin through the scutellum, head 3/8" above body.
Characters: Stink bug; broadly oval, shield-shaped body; humeral angles sharply pointed; brown with dense dark punctation; reddish legs and antennal bases.
Pachygronthidae
Pin #82 · Hemiptera · Pachygronthidae
NE: Lancaster Co. · 21 Apr 2026 · 40.98, -96.89
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Pin through the scutellum, head 3/8" above body.
Characters: mottled gray-tan body with deep punctures; distal antennal segment notably thickened; front femur thickened; compound eyes prominent; "tucked" head.
Nabidae - Nabis roseipennis
Pin #79 · Hemiptera · Nabidae - Nabis roseipennis
NE: Lincoln · 22 Apr 2026 · 40.83, -96.66
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Pin through the scutellum, head 3/8" above body.
Characters: Damsel bug; elongate mottled brown body; front femora slightly enlarged for grasping prey; curved beak; long antennae; forewing membrane with small veins.
Nabidae - Nabis sp.
Pin #80 · Hemiptera · Nabidae - Nabis sp.
NE: Lincoln · 22 Apr 2026 · 40.83, -96.66
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Pin through the scutellum, head 3/8" above body.
Characters: Damsel bug; elongate mottled brown body; long slender legs and antennae; curved beak visible.
Delphacidae
Pin #74 · Hemiptera · Delphacidae
NE: Lancaster Co. · 21 Apr 2026 · 40.87, -96.81
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Point mount this small specimen.
Characters: Planthopper; tan body, ~3 mm; long, transparent forewings held tent-like over body; grass-feeder.
Cicadellidae (Typhlocybinae)
Pin #68 · Hemiptera · Cicadellidae (Typhlocybinae)
NE: Lancaster Co. · 21 Apr 2026 · 40.87, -96.81
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Point mount
Characters: Very small leafhopper (Typhlocybinae); pale tawny body; forewings translucent with reduced venation; compound eyes prominent.
Cicadellidae - Macrosteles sp.
Pin #70 · Hemiptera · Cicadellidae - Macrosteles sp.
NE: Lancaster Co. · 21 Apr 2026 · 40.87, -96.81
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Point mount
Characters: Small leafhopper, ~3 mm; yellow-green body with dark markings on head; transparent forewings raised over body
Cicadellidae - Draeculacephala sp.
Pin #69 · Hemiptera · Cicadellidae - Draeculacephala sp.
NE: Lincoln · 22 Apr 2026 · 40.83, -96.66
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Point mount
Characters: Sharpshooter leafhopper; vertex sharply pointed and projecting forward; striking yellow-green dorsal stripe; hind tibia with prominent row of small spines along its length.
Miridae
Pin #78 · Hemiptera · Miridae
Guatemala: Antigua Guatemala · 03 Apr 2026 · 14.56, -90.73
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Pin through the scutellum, head 3/8" above body.
Characters: Plant bug; soft tan body; antenna long (one broken); rostrum long, extending past coxae; compound eyes prominent; no ocelli visible.
Membracidae (Membracinae)
Pin #77 · Hemiptera · Membracidae (Membracinae)
Guatemala: Mixco · 15 Sep 2025 · 14.63, -90.60
Collector: UVG · Photographer/ID: A. Angel
Preservation: Pin through the scutellum, head 3/8" above body.
Characters: Treehopper; pronotum enormously enlarged into a forward-and-backward thorn that conceals the wings; bright yellow with red margins; eye prominent.
Saldidae
Pin #87 · Hemiptera · Saldidae
Guatemala: San Miguel Dueñas · 21 Mar 2026 · 14.54, -90.81
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Pin through the scutellum, head 3/8" above body.
Characters: Shore bug; flattened oval body, mottled black-and-white with orange; large eyes, long antennae; photographed scurrying on spring seep
Nogodinidae
Pin #81 · Hemiptera · Nogodinidae
Brazil: Chapada dos Guimarães - State of Mato Grosso · 03 Aug 2024 · -15.42, -55.84
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Point mount
Characters: Brown planthopper; wings held roof-like over body.
Fulgoridae
Pin #75 · Hemiptera · Fulgoridae
Guatemala: Antigua Guatemala · 09 Jul 2025 · 14.55, -90.74
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Pin through the scutellum, head 3/8" above body.
Characters: Big planthopper, wingspan ~7 cm; forewings black with cream-yellow spots; hindwings with reticulate cross-venation and white patches; abdomen bright red.
Cicadidae - Quesada sp.
Pin #71 · Hemiptera · Cicadidae - Quesada sp.
Guatemala: Guatemala City · 11 May 2017 · 14.63, -90.51
Collector: UVG · Photographer/ID: A. Angel
Preservation: Pin through the scutellum, head 3/8" above body.
Characters: Large cicada; robust brown body, ~50 mm; wings transparent with strong reddish-brown veins; compound eyes prominent.
Gerridae - Eurygerris sp.
Pin #76 · Hemiptera · Gerridae - Eurygerris sp.
Guatemala: San Miguel Dueñas · 21 Mar 2026 · 14.55, -90.81
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Pin through the scutellum, head 3/8" above body, or point mount if sufficiently small pin is unavailable.
Characters: Water strider; long, thin mid- and hind legs splayed on water surface; narrow body; skating habit on standing water.
Coreidae - Phtiacnemia sp.
Pin #73 · Hemiptera · Coreidae - Phtiacnemia sp.
Guatemala: Antigua Guatemala · 18 Mar 2026 · 14.55, -90.74
Collector: A. Angel
Preservation: Pin through the scutellum, head 3/8" above body.
Characters: leaf-footed bug; hind femora strongly thickened and bearing spines; long antennae; brown body with lighter lateral margins.