EditorialCimices Sylvestres, Bugs, p. 174, 1634, Thomas Moffet, Edward Wotton, Konrad Gessner, Thomas Penny: Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum: olim ab Edoardo Wottono. Conrado Gesnero. Thomaque Pennio inchoatum: tandem Tho. Moufeti Londinatis opera ...
EditorialRhyparochromus, Print, Rhyparochromus is a genus of dirt-colored seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. There are more than 40 described species in Rhyparochromus.
EditorialReduvius, Print, Reduvius is a large genus of reduviids or assassin bugs. The masked hunter, Reduvius personatus, is a well-known example of this genus.
EditorialMyodocha, Print, Myodocha is a genus of long-necked seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. There are about 10 described species in Myodocha.
EditorialHypselonotus, Print, Hypselonotus is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 12 described species in Hypselonotus.
EditorialNeides, Print, The genus Neides is a small but common Old World group of stilt bugs; the name has precedence of the junior synonym name Berytus which Fabricius coined for the same taxon in 1803. It formerly included one North American species (Neides m...
EditorialReduvius, Print, Reduvius is a large genus of reduviids or assassin bugs. The masked hunter, Reduvius personatus, is a well-known example of this genus.
EditorialStenopelmatus, Print, Jerusalem crickets (or potato bugs) are a group of large, flightless insects of the genus Stenopelmatus. They are native to the western United States and parts of Mexico.
EditorialNeides, Print, The genus Neides is a small but common Old World group of stilt bugs; the name has precedence of the junior synonym name Berytus which Fabricius coined for the same taxon in 1803. It formerly included one North American species (Neides m...
EditorialBeharus, Print, Beharus is a monotypic genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae. Its one species, B. cylindripes, is found in South America, though not restricted to the Amazon basin.
EditorialCimex, Print, Cimex is a genus of insects in the family Cimicidae. Cimex species are ectoparasites that typically feed on the blood of birds and mammals. Two species, Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus, are known as bed bugs and frequently feed on ...
EditorialDicranocephalus, Print, Dicranocephalus is the sole genus of true bugs in the family Stenocephalidae. There are about 30 described species in Dicranocephalus.
EditorialCicada, Print, The cicadas are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. The superfamily is divided into ...
EditorialPhoturis, Print, Photuris is a genus of fireflies (beetles of the family Lampyridae). These are the femme fatale lightning bugs of North America. This common name refers to a behavior of the adult females of these predatory beetles; they engage in aggr...
EditorialRhyparochromus, Print, Rhyparochromus is a genus of dirt-colored seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. There are more than 40 described species in Rhyparochromus.
EditorialBelostoma, Print, Belostoma is a genus of insects in the hemipteran family Belostomatidae, known colloquially as giant water bugs. Members of this genus are native to freshwater habitats in the Americas, with the greatest species richness in tropical S...
EditorialDysdercus, Print, Dysdercus is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, commonly referred to as "cotton stainers" or "red cotton bugs". They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack ...
EditorialCicada, Print, The cicadas are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. The superfamily is divided into ...
EditorialMacrocephalus, Print, Macrocephalus is a genus of ambush bugs in the family Reduviidae. There are about nine described species in Macrocephalus.
EditorialLohita, Print, Macrocheraia is a genus of bugs in the family Largidae with a single species, Macrocheraia grandis found mainly in Southeast Asia but extending into parts of South Asia. This was referred to in some older literature under the genus Lohit...
EditorialPygolampis, Print, Pygolampis is a genus of assassin bugs in the family Reduviidae. Five species have been described from Vietnam, and at least eleven worldwide.
EditorialAlydus, Print, Alydus is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about 11 described species in Alydus, including 2 extinct species.
EditorialArmadillidium zenckeri, Print, Armadillidium is a genus of the small terrestrial crustacean known as the woodlouse. Armadillidium are also commonly known as pill woodlice, leg pebbles, pill bugs, roly-poly, or potato bugs, and are often confused with p...
EditorialAnthocoris, Print, Anthocoris is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are at least 30 described species in Anthocoris.
EditorialAlydus, Print, Alydus is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about 11 described species in Alydus, including 2 extinct species.
EditorialAradus, Print, Aradus is a genus of true bugs in the family Aradidae, the flat bugs. It is distributed worldwide, mainly in the Holarctic. There are around 200 or more species in the genus.
EditorialApiomerus, Print, Apiomerus is a genus of conspicuous, brightly colored assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae. The species can be found in the United States ranging into tropical America. The common name bee assassins derives from their freq...
EditorialAn effectual way to clear the bedstead of bugs; directions to the housemaid. The Art of Cookery ... By a Lady. London, 1747. Source: 1485.pp.18,. Language: English.
EditorialAnother cure for the bite of a mad dog; receipt against the plague; how to keep clear from bugs. The Art of Cookery ... By a Lady. London, 1747. Source: 1485.pp.18, page 329. Language: English.