Paraneoptera

Paraneoptera
Magicicada septendecim, a cicada (Hemiptera)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Subclass:	Pterygota
Infraclass:	Neoptera
Superorder:	Paraneoptera
Orders
Psocoptera – bark lice Phtiraptera – lice Thysanoptera – thrips Hemiptera – true bugs

Paraneoptera is a monophyletic superorder of insects.

It includes four orders, the bark lice, true lice, thrips, and hemipterans, the true bugs.^[1]

The mouthparts of the Paraneoptera reflect diverse feeding habits. Basal groups are microbial surface feeders, whereas more advanced groups feed on plant or animal fluids.^[1]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} David A. Grimaldi & Michael S. Engel (2005). "The Paraneopteran Orders". Evolution of the insects. Volume 1 of Cambridge Evolution Series. Cambridge University Press. pp. 261–330. ISBN 9780521821490.