A large order of insects characterized by having the mouth parts adapted to piercing or sucking. It is comprised of four suborders: HETEROPTERA, Auchenorrhyncha, Sternorrhyncha, and Coleorrhyncha.

Synonyms: txid36151, Fulgoroidea, txid7524, txid33381, Whitefly, txid30092, Psylloideas, Scale Insect, Leafhopper, Homopteras, Aleurodoideas, Homoptera, Leafhoppers, txid30095, Aleurodoidea, Cicadelloidea, Psyllid, Coccoideas, txid33367, Hemiptera, txid33368, Cicadoideas, txid7036, txid7033, Scale Insects, Cicadelloideas, Treehoppers, Psylloidea, Cicadoidea, Psyllids, Cicada, Coccoidea, txid30102, Whiteflies, Treehopper, Insect, Scale, txid33375, Insects, Scale, Hemipteras, Fulgoroideas, Cicadas