Parapneuroptera
Magicicada septendecim, a cicada (Hemiptera)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Subclass:	Pterygota
Infraclass:	Neoptera
Superorder:	Paraneoptera
Orders
Psocoptera – bark licePhtiraptera – liceThysanoptera – thripsHemiptera – true bugs

Paraneoptera is a monophyletic superorder of insects.

It includes four orders, the bark lice, true lice, thrips, and hemipterans, the true bugs.

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.