True bugs of Tamil Nadu
1,031 true bugs on the India list have an open record placed in Tamil Nadu.
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The sources give no endemic mark for true bugs yet. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
All true bugs of Tamil Nadu on the list (1,031)
- Abdas minutus
- Abdas nuncupatus
- Abdastartus atrus
- Acanthaspis flavipes
- Acanthaspis quinquespinosa
- Acanthaspis rama
- Acanthaspis sexguttata
- Acanthaspis siva
- Acanthocoris scaber
- Acanthophyes capra
- Accacidia lyrifora
- Aclerda distorta
- Aclerda takahashii
- Aclerda tokionis
- Acostemma walkeri
- Acrosternum graminea
- Acrosternum gramineum
- Acrozangis dakshinae
- Acyrthosiphon auctum
- Ademula contaminata
- Adria parvula
- Aethalotus horni
- Aethalotus rufangulatus
- Agathocles flavipes
- Agramma scitulum
- Agraphopus lethierryi
- Akilas fasciatus
- Alcmena spinifex
- Alebroides kula
- Alebroides nigroscutellatus
- Aleurocanthus woglumi Citrus Black-fly
- Aleurodicus dispersus Spiraling Whitefly
- Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Rugose Spiraling Whitefly
- Aleurolobus musae
- Aleurothrixus floccosus Woolly Whitefly
- Altomarus greeni
- Ambara murthyi
- Ammianus ravanus
- Amrasca biguttula
- Amrasca splendens
- Amritodus atkinsoni
- Amritodus quinquepunctatus
- Amyotea malabarica
- Anagonalia koda
- Anaka blada
- Anaka shashidhari
- Anatkina indiga
- Anatkina infecta
- Anatkina interrupta
- Anatkina kharavela
- Anatkina kotagiriensis
- Anatkina quadrilineata
- Anaya lactifera
- Anchon pilosum
- Anchon ulniforme
- Andaspis meliae
- Andaspis retrusa
- Anoplocnemis phasianus
- Antestiopsis cruciata
- Antilochus coquebertii
- Antilochus lineatipes
- Antilochus nigripes
- Antilochus webbi
- Aonidiella orientalis Oriental Scale
- Apachnas nobilis
- Aphaena pulchella
- Apheliona ferruginea
- Apheliona militaris
- Aphis gossypii Melon Aphid
- Aphis gossypii
- Aphis medicaginis
- Aphis nerii
- Aphis nerii Oleander Aphid
- Aphis spiraecola Spiraea Aphid
- Apines concinna
- Aquarius adelaidis
- Arboridia cardinalis
- Arboridia tertina
- Ariptyelus subauropilosus
- Arocatus sericans
- Artemidorus pressus
- Asiacercopis nilgiriensis
- Aspilocoryphus mendicus
- Asterococcus ramakrishnai
- Atkinsoniella atronotata
- Atkinsoniella opponens
- Atkinsoniella thalia
- Aulacaspis gudalura
- Avephora brachycephala
- Avephora fuminervis
- Avephora maculata
- Baaora deviata
- Baaora imitata
- Baaora uhna
- Bagrada hilaris Bagrada Bug
- Bakshia australis
- Balala fulviventris
- Balclutha incerta
- Balclutha pararubrostriata
- Balocha astuta
- Banus spiculatus
- Batracomorphus indicus
- Batracomorphus linnavuorii
- Batracomorphus magnus
- Batracomorphus piceatus
- Batracomorphus rubrofrontalis
- Beesoniella cyclops
- Beesoniella sylvestris
- Bemisia tabaci Silverleaf Whitefly
- Bhooria sylvanella
- Birendracoccus saccharifolii
- Boisea coimbatorensis
- Boisea coimbatorensis
- Bolanusoides heros
- Bothrogonia addita Orange Sharpshooter
- Bothrogonia ferruginea Black-tipped Leafhopper
- Bothrogonia keralana
- Bothrogonia sclerotica
- Brachyplatys subaeneus
- Brachytes bicolor
- Brassivola hystrix
- Britimnathista sanguinolenta
- Brixia albomaculata
- Buloria indica
- Bythopsyrna circulata
- Caenocoris nerii Oleander seedbug
- Calcagninus divaricatus
- Calcagninus nilgirensis
- Calcagninus picturatus
- Callitettix versicolor Sugarcane Spittlebug
- Calodia deergha
- Calodia kodikanelensis
- Calodia ostentus
- Calodia subcrista
- Caneirona indica
- Cantacader duffelsi
- Cantao ocellatus ocellated shield bug
- Cappaea taprobanensis
- Carbula scutellata
- Carcinocoris castetsi
- Carvaka compressa
- Carvaka modesta
- Carvaka ochrophara
- Carvaka picturata
- Carvaka sinuata
- Carvaka synavei
- Carvaka thoracica
- Carvaka wellingtoni
- Cassianeura cassiae
- Catacanthus incarnatus
- Catamiarus brevipennis
- Cemus leviculus
- Centromeria cephalica
- Centrotus ramosus
- Centrotypus assamensis
- Centrotypus ortus
- Centrotypus pulniensis
- Centrotypus securis
- Ceratovacuna lanigera
- Cercopis cognata
- Cercotmetus fumosus
- Cerococcus bryoides
- Cerococcus indicus
- Cerococcus ornatus
- Ceroplastes alamensis
- Ceroplastes ceriferus Indian Wax Scale
- Ceroplastes cirripediformis Barnacle Scale
- Ceroplastes rubens Pink wax scale
- Ceroplastes stellifer
- Champaka spinosa
- Changa sita
- Chiasmus alatus
- Chirodisca eximia
- Chlorita dluga
- Chlorita prosta
- Chremistica seminigra
- Chrysocoris pulchellus
- Chrysocoris purpureus
- Chrysocoris stollii Lychee Shield Bug
- Cicadulina bipunctata
- Cicadulina chinai
- Cicurbanus serratus
- Cimex hemipterus Tropical Bed Bug
- Cimex lectularius Common Bed Bug
- Cletomorpha benita
- Cletomorpha hastata
- Cletus punctiger
- Cletus trigonus
- Clovia affinis
- Clovia conifer
- Clovia lineatocollis
- Clovia punctum
- Clovia signata
- Coccosterphus luteus
- Coccosterphus minutus
- Coccosterphus obscurus
- Cochlochila bullita Basil Lace Bug
- Cofana albida
- Cofana lineata
- Cofana spectra White Rice Leafhopper
- Cofana subvirescens
- Cofana unimaculata
- Colophorina vittata
- Columbisoga campbelli
- Compseuta lefroyi
- Confucius lutescens
- Confucius obligens
- Confucius singalensis
- Coranus siva
- Coranus spiniscutis
- Coridius ianus
- Coruncanius fascialis
- Corythauma ayyari
- Cosmoscarta capeneri
- Cosmoscarta trigona
- Creberulidia quadrispinata
- Creontiades orientalis
- Creontiades pacificus
- Cresphontes monsoni
- Crispina nigristigma
- Cryptaspidia piceola
- Cryptotympana corvus
- Cryptotympana exalbida
- Cryptotympana intermedia
- Cryptotympana recta
- Cubnara gemmata
- Cubnara lyrata
- Cyclopelta siccifolia
- Cydnocoris gilvus
- Cyrtorhinus lividipennis
- Cysteochila delineata
- Cysteochila expleta
- Daclera levana
- Dasynus antennatus
- Dayus formosus
- Degonetus serratus
- Dialeurodes indicus
- Diaphorina citri Asian Citrus Psyllid
- Diaphorina communis
- Dichoptera hampsoni
- Dichoptera hyalinata
- Dictyophara nilgiriensis
- Dictyopharina viridissima
- Dieuches discoguttatus
- Dieuches indicus
- Dindymus bifurcatus
- Diniella intaminata
- Diniella sevosa
- Dioclerus lutheri
- Diomma bindrai
- Diplonychus annulatus
- Diplotrichiella rufescens
- Distantasca rabava
- Divus bipunctatus
- Divus samanus
- Dograna suffulta
- Doratulina atrata
- Doratulina illustrata
- Doratulina indra
- Doratulina jocosa
- Doratulina projecta
- Doratulina speciosa
- Doratulina viridula
- Drabescus angulatus
- Drabescus austroindicus
- Drabescus kempi
- Drabescus limbaticeps
- Drabescus nigrofacialis
- Drabescus stramineus
- Dryadomorpha pallida
- Dulinius conchatus Skunk vine lacebug
- Dundubia emanatura
- Dysdercus cingulatus Indian Cotton Stainer
- Dysdercus koenigii
- Dysdercus similis
- Dysmicoccus neobrevipes Gray Pineapple Mealybug
- Ectomocoris quadriguttatus
- Ectomocoris tibialis
- Ectrychotes pilicornis
- Editaaleyrodes indicus
- Elasmolomus lineosus
- Elasmolomus squalidus
- Elasmolomus squalidus Squalid Dirt-colored Seed Bug
- Empoascanara indica
- Empoascanara nagpurensis
- Empoascanara prima
- Empoascanara sathyamangalamensis
- Empoascanara smuga
- Empoascanara truncata
- Empysarus depressus
- Eocanthecoma furcellata
- Eoscarta borealis
- Eoscarta fascialis
- Eoscarta ferruginea
- Eoscarta fuscata
- Eoscarta nilgirensis
- Epidaus bicolor
- Epistagma guttulinervis
- Epora montana
- Eriosoma lanigerum Woolly Apple Aphid
- Erthesina acuminata
- Euagoras plagiatus
- Eucoccosterphus mucronicollis
- Eucoccosterphus paludatus
- Eucoccosterphus tuberculatus
- Eucorysses superbus
- Eugubinus reticolus
- Euides horvathi
- Eupaleopada concinna
- Eupteryx kama
- Euroxenus vayssieresi
- Eurybrachys dilatatus
- Eurybrachys dotatus
- Eurybrachys fletcheri
- Eurybrachys lepelletierii
- Eurybrachys manifestus
- Eurybrachys mysorensis
- Eurybrachys rubroornatus
- Eurybrachys spinosus
- Eurybrachys tomentosus
- Eurybrachys venustus
- Euscopus albatus
- Euscopus indecorus
- Exitianus fusconervosus
- Exitianus indicus
- Exitianus nanus
- Eysarcoris guttigerus
- Eysarcoris ventralis White-spotted Stink Bug
- Ezrana punctulata
- Ezrana pygmaea
- Ferrisia virgata striped mealybug
- Ficiana pruthii
- Fiorinia plana
- Flata coromandelica
- Flata ferrugata
- Flata stellaris
- Flatfronta bella
- Flatida viridula
- Forculus viridis
- Formiscurra indicus
- Gaeana atkinsoni
- Galerius indicatrix
- Gambialoa atropunctata
- Gambialoa cygnus
- Gambialoa defecta
- Gambialoa kashmirensis
- Gardena muscicapa
- Gargara affinis
- Gargara albitarsis
- Gargara caelata
- Gargara davidi
- Gargara extrema
- Gargara genistae
- Gargara madrasensis
- Gargara malabarica
- Gargara penangi
- Gargara pulchripennis
- Gargara rustica
- Gargara sikhimensis
- Gargara splendidula
- Gargara varicolor
- Gebenna sylvia
- Geocoris dubreuili
- Geocoris ochropterus
- Geocoroides polytretus
- Gergithus elongatus
- Gergithus erebus
- Gergithus nilgiriensis
- Gergithus proteus
- Gergithus reticulatus
- Gergithus vidulus
- Gessius verticalis
- Givaka hampsoni
- Gomeda abdominalis
- Gonopsis affinis
- Gorpis elegans
- Goska sessilis
- Grammacephalus kempi
- Graptostethus argentatus
- Graptostethus quadrisignatus
- Graptostethus servus Bindweed Seedeating Bug
- Gratba astrata
- Gratba colorata
- Greenidea psidii
- Guionius nigripennis
- Gunhilda noctua
- Gurawa vexillum
- Haematorrhophus nigroviolaceus
- Halticus minutus
- Halyabbus unicolor
- Halyomorpha picus
- Halyomorpha scutellata
- Halys serrigera
- Haranga decurtata
- Harmostica ornata
- Hauptidia primulae
- Hebata kerri
- Hebata livara
- Hebata opulenta
- Hebata simbava
- Hebata spirosa
- Hecalus facialis
- Hecalus godavariensis
- Hecalus lutescens
- Hecalus umballaensis
- Hecalus wallengrenii
- Heleocoris rotundatus
- Helionidia karachiensis
- Helopeltis antonii
- Helopeltis bradyi
- Helopeltis theivora Tea mosquito bug
- Hemagallia biplagiata
- Hemisphaerius frontalis
- Hepneriana beta
- Hepneriana reducta
- Heterotrioza chenopodii
- Hishimonus distinctus
- Hishimonus nielsoni
- Hishimonus phycitis
- Homoeocerus lacertosus
- Homoeocerus picturatus
- Homoeocerus relatus
- Horridipamera nietneri
- Hotea curculionoides
- Hubertiella cardamomi
- Huechys beata
- Huechys sanguinea
- Huechys testacea
- Hyalopeplinus malayensis
- Hyalopeplus similis
- Hylica scutealba
- Hypogeococcus pungens Harrisia Cactus Mealybug
- Hysteroneura setariae Rusty Plum Aphid
- Ianagallia bifurcata
- Icerya aegyptiaca breadfruit mealybug
- Icerya purchasi Cottony cushion scale
- Idioscopus clypealis Mango leafhopper
- Idioscopus nagpurensis
- Idioscopus nitidulus Mango leafhopper
- Igerna bimaculicollis
- Igerna delineata
- Igerna quadrinotata
- Igerna violacea
- Imporcitor typicus
- Indodictyophara lobosa
- Indopurana cheeveeda
- Indopurana morrisi
- Insignorthezia insignis Greenhouse Orthezia
- Insitor exemplificatus
- Iphita fuscorubra
- Irantha armipes
- Isabel ravana
- Jembrana buprestioides
- Jembrana montana
- Jembrana obesa
- Jembrana ornata
- Kalidasa albiflos
- Kamendaka albipennis
- Kana bispinosa
- Kanozata shillongana
- Kapsa bela
- Kapsa cerna
- Kapsa gracilis
- Kapsa loxia
- Kapsa robusta
- Keralus webbi
- Kermesia nigropunctata
- Kerria canalis
- Ketumala fuscomarginata
- Ketumala nigropunctata
- Ketumala thea
- Kinnara flavofasciata
- Kinnara trimaculata
- Kodaiana campbelli
- Kolla bataviae
- Kolla ceylonica
- Kolla diaphana
- Kolla fuscovenosa
- Kolla kodaiana
- Kolla pronotalis
- Koperta bidentata
- Koperta distanti
- Koperta guttulata
- Koperta officiosa
- Koperta ornatula
- Krisna strigicollis
- Krisna varia
- Kusala sagittata
- Kutara brunnescens
- Kutara striata
- Labioproctus poleii
- Lanceonotus indicus
- Lanchnophorus singalensis
- Lasiomiris albopilosus
- Latistria testacea
- Lawana conspersa White moth cicada
- Lechaea dentifrons
- Lectotypella rawa
- Ledra mutica
- Ledra quadricarina
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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