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I'm not quite sure now. I think that Cicadas are elytran, not hemipteran. The critter that tried to suck my arm was not a beetle, unless it shed its outer wings and regrew the inner ones in a different shape, unlikely since the outer wings are an adult-only feature. They could be Cicadas if I'm mistaken about Cicadas being mushi. Where I live, "locust" refers to some grass-munching... uh... grasshopper thing, definitely not what I'm talking about. "Locust" is just a common name, though, so it might refer to something else in other regions.
Common names can be confusing when you're talking to people far away, especially with crazy coincidences like "Crab Spider" and "Spider Crab"!
I know that "Daddy Long Legs" refers to at least three distinct arthropods; one spider, one non-spider arachnid, and one flying insect...
[Edited on 6/13/2004 11:47:58 PM]