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Sub-orders Auchenorrhyncha and Sternorrhyncha were previously classified together in the order Homoptera. "Homoptera" means "Same-wing". Both pairs of wings are similar in type. Now that they are classified in Order Hemiptera, the name has a little less meaning. A large number of species in this order are consiered plant pests,not just from feeding on the plants but through the transmission of virus and bateria that cause plant disease.

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