A diverse group of insects known as stilt bugs are both friend and foe to our agricultural crops. And two new ones have just been discovered.
Worldwide, stilt bugs are a relatively small group of unusual hemipterans, or true bugs, in the family Berytidae. They possess long, slender legs, leathery front wings, and membranous hind wings. Most notably, their legs and antennae are often longer than their bodies.
Stilt bugs range in size from only about 2 millimeters, such as the ...