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Homoptera
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Hemiptera
Suborder Homoptera
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Distinguishing Characteristics
  • Head without a gula (area beneath base of rostrum) as head is directed down and back.
  • Wings folded, tent-like, over abdomen
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Bibliography

Merritt, R W., K W. Cummins, and M B. Berg. An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Company, 2008