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True Bugs

NEOPTERA - HEMIPTERA - HETEROPTERA
This room displays photos of true bugs, excluding water striders.
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Unidentified Bug. photo: 08/2002, Taman Negara, Malaysia.
 Unidentified Bug <Pentatomidae, probably>. photo: 08/2002, Taman Negara, Malaysia.
 Dysdercus mesiostigma <Pyrrhocoridae>. photo: 08/2002, Bukit Fraser, Malaysia.

An Assassin Bug [1], Haematoloecha nigrorufa or Akashima Sashigame <Reduviidae>. photo: 09/2002, Tokyo, Japan.
 A Largid Bug [1], Physopelta cincticollis or Himehoshi Kamemushi <Largidae>. photo: 12/2002, Okinawa, Japan.
 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug [1], Halyomorpha brevis or Kusagi Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 03/2003, Shiga, Japan.

Pylorgus colon, or Murasaki Naga Kamemushi <Lygaeidae>. photo: 03/2003, Shiga, Japan.
 Eysarcoris fallax [1][2], or Murasaki Shirahoshi Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 05/2003, Tokyo, Japan.
 Unidentified Bug (Nymph). photo: 05/2003, Nagano, Japan.

Unidentified Bug photo: 05/2003, Nagano, Japan.
 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug [2 (nymph)], Halyomorpha brevis or Kusagi Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 06/2003, Tokyo, Japan.
 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug [3], Halyomorpha brevis or Kusagi Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 08/2003, Tokyo, Japan.

Unidentified Bug. photo: 08/2003, Kakadu, NT, Australia.
 Unidentified Bug. photo: 05/2004, Niigata, Japan.
 Unidentified Bug <Reduviidae>. photo: 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.

Unidentified Bug (Nymph). photo: 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
 Unidentified Assassin Bug [1][2] <Reduviidae>. photo: 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
 Unidentified Bug. photo: 08/2004, Zanderij, Suriname.

Unidentified Bug. photo: 08/2004, Peperpot, Suriname.
 Unidentified Bug [1][2][3]. photo: 08/2004, Voltzberg, Suriname.
 Unidentified Bug [1][2]. photo: 08/2004, Voltzberg, Suriname.

A Burrower Bug, Aethus nigritus or Maru Tsuchi-Kamemushi <Cydnidae>. photo: 04/2005, Tokyo, Japan.
 Aelia fieberi [1][2], or Uzura Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 05/2005, Tokyo, Japan.
 Unidentified Bug [1][2] . photo: 05/2005, Tokyo, Japan.

Unidentified Bug <Anthocoridae, probably> photo: 05/2005, Tokyo, Japan. Megacopta punctatissima [1][2], or Maru Kamemushi <Plataspidae>. photo: 05/2005, Tokyo, Japan.
 Glaucias subpunctatus, or Tsuya Ao Kamemushi, probably <Pentatomidae>. photo: 06/2005, Huisun Forest Station, Taiwan.

Unidentified Coreid Bug [1][2] <Coreidae> photo: 06/2005, Huisun Forest Station, Taiwan.
 Unidentified Bug. photo: 06/2005, Huisun Forest Station, Taiwan.
 An Assassin Bug or Biasticus flavus. <Reduviidae>. photo: 06/2005, Huisun Forest Station, Taiwan.

An Assassin Bug [1][2] or Sphedanolestes impressicollis <Reduviidae>. photo: 06/2005, Huisun Forest Station, Taiwan.
 An Assassin Bug or Ectrychotes sp. <Reduviidae>. photo: 06/2005, Chichi, Taiwan.
 A Coreid Bug [1][2][3][4], Cletus punctiger or Hoso Hari Kamemushi <Coreidae>. photo: 06/2005, Tokyo, Japan.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug [4(nymph][5], Halyomorpha brevis or Kusagi Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 06/2005, Tokyo, Japan. Aelia fieberi [3(mating)], or Uzura Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 06/2005, Tokyo, Japan.
 An Assasin Bug [1][2], Rhynocoris ornatus or Akaheri Sashigame <Reduviidae>. photo: 06/2005, Nagano, Japan.

A Plant Bug [1][2], or Gigantomiris jupiter <Miridae> probably. photo: 06/2005, Nagano, Japan. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug [6][7][8(nymph)], Halyomorpha brevis or Kusagi Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 07/2005, Tokyo, Japan. A Shield-backed Bug, Eurygaster testudinaria or Chairo Kamemushi <Scutelleridae>. photo: 07/2005, Nagano, Japan.

A Bug, Panaorus csikii, or Amûru Shiroheri Naga-kamemushi <Lygaeidae>. photo: 07/2005, Nagano, Japan. A Bug [1][2], Stictopleurus punctatonervosus, or Buchi Hige Heri-kamemushi <Rhopalidae>. photo: 07/2005, Nagano, Japan. A Bug [1], Dolycoris baccarum, or Buchi Hige Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 07/2005, Nagano, Japan.

Bean Bug (Nymph) [1][2], Riptortus clavatus, or Hoso Heri-Kamemushi <Alydidae>. photo: 07/2005, Nagano, Japan. Bean Bug [3][4], Riptortus clavatus, or Hoso Heri-Kamemushi <Alydidae>. photo: 07/2005, Nagano, Japan. A Lygaeid Bug, Lethaeus assamensis, or Oo Chairo Naga-kamemushi <Lygaeidae>. photo: 07/2005, Nagano, Japan.

An Assasin Bug, Sphedanolestes impressicollis, or Shima Sashigame <Reduviidae>. photo: 07/2005, Nagano, Japan. A Bug [1], Menida violacea, or Tsumajiro Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 07/2005, Nagano, Japan. A Bug [1][2][3], Picromerus lewisi, or Kuchibuto Kamemushi, probably <Pentatomidae>. photo: 07/2005, Nagano, Japan.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug [9][10(nymph)], Halyomorpha brevis or Kusagi Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 08/2005 & 09/2005, Tokyo, Japan. Aelia fieberi [4(nymph)], or Uzura Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 08/2005, Tokyo, Japan.
 Unidentified Bug <Lygaeidae, maybe>. photo: 08/2005, Etosha, Namibia.

Unidentified Bug. photo: 08/2005, Rundu, Namibia. Unidentified Bug. photo: 08/2005, Rundu, Namibia. Unidentified Bug <Lygaeidae, maybe>. photo: 08/2005, Rundu, Namibia.

Unidentified Bug. photo: 08/2005, Divundu, Namibia. Unidentified Bug. photo: 09/2005, Daan Viljoen GR, Namibia. A Shield-backed Bug (nymph) [1][2], Poecilocoris lewisi or Akasuji Kin Kamemushi <Scutelleridae>. photo: 10/2005, Tokyo, Japan.

Brown-winged Green Bug [1][2], Plautia crossota or Chabane Ao Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 10/2005, Tokyo, Japan. A Lygaeid Bug, Togo hemipterus, or Kobane Hyôtan Naga Kamemushi <Lygaeidae>. photo: 10/2005, Tokyo, Japan. A Lygaeid Bug, Paraeucosmetus pallicornis, or Yotsuboshi Hyôtan Naga Kamemushi <Lygaeidae>. photo: 10/2005, Tokyo, Japan.

Brown-winged Green Bug [3], Plautia crossota or Chabane Ao Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 11/2005, Tokyo, Japan. An Assassin Bug [2], Haematoloecha nigrorufa or Akashima Sashigame <Reduviidae>. photo: 04/2006, Yamaguchi, Japan. A Largid Bug [2], Physopelta cincticollis or Himehoshi Kamemushi <Largidae>. photo: 04/2006, Yamaguchi, Japan.

A Ground Bug, Adomerus triguttulus or Mitsuboshi Tsuchi Kamemushi <Cydnidae>. photo: 04/2006, Yamaguchi, Japan. Cabbage Bug, Eurydema rugosa or Nagame <Pentatomidae>. photo: 04/2006, Yamaguchi, Japan. Brown-winged Green Bug [4][5], Plautia crossota or Chabane Ao Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 11/2005, Tokyo, Japan.

A Bug [1][2][3], Alcimocoris japonensis or Ushi Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 05/2006, Tokyo, Japan. A Bug [1][2], Leptocorisa chinensis or Kumo Heri Kamemushi <Alydidae>. photo: 07/2006, Okinawa, Japan. Southern Green Stink Bug, Nezara viridula or Minami Ao Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 04/2007, Tokyo, Japan.

A Bug [1], Rhopalus maculatus or Aka Hime Heri Kamemushi <Rhopalidae>. photo: 04/2007, Tokyo, Japan. A Coreid Bug [5][6][7], Cletus punctiger or Hoso Hari Kamemushi <Coreidae>. photo: 04/2007, Tokyo, Japan. A Bug, Cydnocoris russantus or Aka Sashigame <Reduvildae>. photo: 05/2007, Ehime, Japan.

A Shield Bug, Elasmucha amurensis or Kuro Hime Tsuno Kamemushi <Acanthosomatidae>. photo: 05/2007, Ehime, Japan. A Bug [2], Rhopalus maculatus or Aka Hime Heri Kamemushi <Rhopalidae>. photo: 05/2007, Tokyo, Japan. A Plant Bug [3], Akasuji Oo Kasumikame or Gigantomiris jupiter <Miridae> probably. photo: 05/2007, Kyôto, Japan.

A Broad-headed Bug, Paraplesius unicolor or Hime Kumo Heri-Kamemushi <Alydidae>. photo: 06/2007, Kyôto, Japan. A Bug [1][2], Aenaria lewisi or Shiroheri Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 06/2007, Kyôto, Japan. Unidentified Seed Bug <Lygaeidae>. photo: 06/2007, Tokyo, Japan.

A Coreid Bug, Homoeocerus unipunctatus or Hoshi Harabiro Heri-Kamemushi <Coreidae>. photo: 06/2007, Kanagawa, Japan. A Damsel Bug, Gorpis brevilineatus or Aka Makiba-Sashigame <Nabidae>. photo: 06/2007, Kanagawa, Japan. A Plataspid Bug [3][4], Megacopta punctatissima or Maru Kamemushi <Plataspidae>. photo: 06/2007, Kanagawa, Japan.

Unidentified Seed Bug or Nysius sp. <Lygaeidae>. photo: 06/2007, Tokyo, Japan. A Bug [1][2], Carbula humerigera or Toge Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 06/2007, Tokyo, Japan. A Bug [2][3], Menida violacea, or Tsumajiro Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 06/2007, Tokyo, Japan.

Unidentified Plant Bug [1][2] <Miridae>. photo: 06/2007, Tokyo, Japan. A Lygus Bug [1][2], Lygus saundersi or Madara Kasumikame <Miridae>, probably. photo: 06/2007, Tokyo, Japan. A Plant Bug, Onomaus lautus or Akaashi Kasumikame <Miridae>. photo: 06/2007, Tokyo, Japan.

A Coreid Bug [8], Cletus punctiger or Hoso Hari Kamemushi <Coreidae>. photo: 06/2007, Tokyo, Japan. Unidentified Bug. photo: 08/2007, Loango NP, Gabon. Unidentified Bug. photo: 08/2007, Loango NP, Gabon.

Unidentified Bug Nymph photo: 03/2008, Wutai Township, Taiwan. A Bug, Priassus exemptus <Pentatomidae>. photo: 03/2008, Wutai Township, Taiwan. A Coreid Bug or Homoeocerus chinensis <Coreidae>. photo: 03/2008, Wutai Township, Taiwan.

A Bug [2], Dolycoris baccarum, or Buchi Hige Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 04/2008, Nagano, Japan. A Bug [3], Stictopleurus punctatonervosus, or Buchi Hige Heri-kamemushi <Rhopalidae>. photo: 05/2008, Tochigi, Japan. A Damsel Bug, Nabis stenoferus or Hanenaga Makiba-Sashigame <Nabidae>. photo: 05/2008, Tochigi, Japan.

A Bug [3], Dolycoris baccarum, or Buchi Hige Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 05/2008, Yamanashi, Japan. An Assasin Bug [1][2], Rhynocoris ornatus or Akaheri Sashigame <Reduviidae>. photo: 05/2008, Yamanashi, Japan. A Burrower Bug, Chilocolis piceus or Hime Tsuya Tsuchi-Kamemushi <Cydnidae> probably. photo: 05/2008, Tokyo, Japan.

Brown-winged Green Bug [6], Plautia crossota or Chabane Ao Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 05/2008, Tokyo, Japan. A Largid Bug, or - <Largidae>. photo: 06/2008, Alishan, Taiwan. Unidentified Plant Bug <Miridae>. photo: 06/2008, Alishan, Taiwan.

Unidentified Plant Bug <Miridae>. photo: 06/2008, Tokyo, Japan. A Bug [5], Aelia fieberi or Uzura Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 06/2008, Tokyo, Japan.
 A Bug, Palomena angulosa, or Ezo Ao Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 07/2008, Hokkaido, Japan.

A Coreid Bug, Plinachtus bicoloripes, or Kibara Heri Kamemushi <Coreidae>. photo: 07/2008, Hokkaido, Japan. An Acanthosomatid stink bug, Elasmostethus humeralis, or Benimon Tsuno Kamemushi <Acanthosomatidae> probably. photo: 07/2008, Hokkaido, Japan. A Coreid Bug [1], Molipteryx fuliginosa, or Oo Heri Kamemushi <Coreidae>. photo: 07/2008, Hokkaido, Japan.

An Acanthosomatid stink bug, Acanthosoma denticaurum, or Seaka Tsuno Kamemushi <Acanthosomatidae>. photo: 07/2008, Yamanashi, Japan. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug [11], Halyomorpha brevis or Kusagi Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 07/2008, Yamanashi, Japan. A Stink Bug, Lelia decempunctata or Tohoshi Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 07/2008, Yamanashi, Japan.

A Stink Bug, Pentatoma japonica or Tsuno Ao Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 07/2008, Yamanashi, Japan. An Acanthosomatid stink bug, Sastragala esakii, or Esaki Monki Tsuno Kamemushi <Acanthosomatidae>. photo: 07/2008, Yamanashi, Japan. A Coreid Bug [9], Cletus punctiger or Hoso Hari Kamemushi <Coreidae>. photo: 07/2008, Yamanashi, Japan.

A Plant Bug, Deraeocoris ater or Monki Kuro Kasumikame <Miridae>. photo: 07/2008, Yamanashi, Japan. A Stink Bug [3], Carbula humerigera or Toge Kamemushi <Pentatomidae>. photo: 07/2008, Yamanashi, Japan. Bean Bug [9], Riptortus clavatus, or Hoso Heri-Kamemushi <Alydidae>. photo: 07/2008, Yamanashi, Japan.

An Acanthosomatid stink bug, Elasmostethus humeralis, or Benimon Tsuno Kamemushi <Acanthosomatidae>. photo: 07/2008, Yamanashi, Japan. A Coreid Bug [2(Nymph)], Molipteryx fuliginosa, or Oo Heri Kamemushi <Coreidae>. photo: 07/2008, Yamanashi, Japan. Unidentified Lygaeid Bug <Lygaeidae>. photo: 07/2008, Yamanashi, Japan.

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