homoptera(n = noun.animal) suborder homoptera - plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects;
is a kind of animal order
is a member of hemiptera, order hemiptera
A suborder of Hemiptera, in which both pairs of wings are similar in texture, and do not overlap when folded, as in the cicada. See Hemiptera. [1913 Webster]