Hemiptera (true bugs)

Yaupon Psyllid Gyropsylla ilecis (Ashmead) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphalaridae)

Mark Wilhelm, Matthew Borden, and Adam Dale

Spotted Lanternfly Lycorma delicatula (White) (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae)

Taryn B. Griffith and Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Water Scorpions, Water Stick-Insects Ranatra spp. (Insecta: Hemiptera: Nepidae)

Taryn B. Griffith and Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Two-lined Spittlebug Prosapia bicincta (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cercopidae)

Carol Wyatt-Evens and Adam Dale

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Fig Psyllid Homotoma ficus (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Homotomidae); Curtain Fig Psyllid Macrohomotoma gladiata Kuwayama (Insecta: Hemiptera: Homotomidae); and Ficus Leaf-Rolling Psyllid Trioza brevigenae Mathur (Insecta: Hemiptera: Triozidae)

Alexander Tasi, Susan Halbert, and Tolulope Morawo

<p>This article details three adventive (to North America) psyllid species that feed on ficus. <em>Homotoma ficus</em> (the fig psylla) was noticed first in 1969, and <em>Macrohomotoma gladiata</em> (the curtain fig psyllid) and <em>Trioza brevigenae</em> (the ficus leaf rolling psyllid) were found to be present in 2015 and 2016, respectively. All three three species are currently found only in California, but could possibly spread to other states including Florida in the future.&nbsp;</p>

Common Backswimmer Notonecta glauca (Linnaeus 1758) (Hemiptera: Notonectidae)

Taryn B. Griffith and Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.