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Checklist for Family Cimicidae Latreille, 1802 (Bat bugs)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
209
5311
23131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
152
4750
20612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
70
1638
6830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cimicomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
Assassin bugs, Bed bugs, Thaumastocorid bugs
13
600
2990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cimicoidea
Jordan, 1912
6
48
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCimicidae
Latreille, 1802
Bat bugs, Bed and bat bugs, Bed bugs, Bedbugs
12
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
12 Genera with 65 Species
Afrocimex Schouteden, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Aphrania Jordan & Rot..., 19593SpeciesTaxom
Cacodmus Stl, 18556SpeciesTaxom
Cacodnus1SpeciesTaxom
Cimex Linnaeus, 178134SpeciesTaxom
Crassicimex Ferris & Usi..., 19572SpeciesTaxom
Leptocimex Roubaud, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Loxaspis Rothschild, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Paracimex Kiritschenko, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Passicimex Usinger & Ca..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Rusingeria Coetzee & Se..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Stricticimex Ferris & Usi..., 19577SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
65 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afrocimex constrictus Ferris & Usi..., 1959African bat bug
Afrocimex constrictus constrictus Ferris and U..., 1957
Afrocimex constrictus major Fain, 1972
Afrocimex leleupi Schouteden, 1951
Aphrania barys Jordan & Rot..., 1912
Aphrania elongata Usinger, 1966
Aphrania recta Ferris & Usi..., 1959
Cacodmus ignotus Rothschild, 1912
Cacodmus schoutedeni Fain, 1972
Cacodmus sinuatus Usinger, 1966
Cacodmus sparsilis Rothschild, 1912
Cacodmus vicinus Horváth, 1934
Cacodmus villosus Stal, 1855
Cacodnus villosus Stal, 1855
Cimex austriacus Schrank, 1776
Cimex bellicosus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Odontobola bellicosa Fabricius, 1781
Cimex bifidus
Cimex bilineatus Thunberg, 1783
Cimex carnifex (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Cosmopepla lintneriana Kirkaldy, 1909
Cimex clarimanus
Cimex crudelis Fabricius, 1781
Cimex dilatatus
Cimex excavatus Fabricius, 1781
Cimex famelicus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Oncopeltus famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Cimex forsteri Fabricius, 1781
Cimex gastricus Thunberg, 1822
Cimex hemipterus Fabricius, 1803Tropical bed bug
Cimex hirundinis (Lamarck, 1816)⇒ Oeciacus hirundinis Lamarck, 1816
Cimex lectularis Linnaeus, 1758
Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, 1758Bed Bug
Cimex liligerus Thunberg, 1783
Cimex lineola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Maccevethus errans caucasicus Kolenati, 1845
Cimex lugubris
Cimex lunatus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Acinocoris lunaris Gmelin, 1790
Cimex melacanthus Fabricius, 1781
Cimex nubilus Gmelin, 1790
Cimex pipistrelli Jenyns, 1839..., 1987Bat bug
Cimex pubescens
Cimex quadridens
Cimex retusus
Cimex rostratus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Coreus marginatus marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cimex sanguinirostris
Cimex scapularis
Cimex signatus Fabricius, 1775
Cimex smaragdul
Cimex spinipes Fabricius, 1781
Cimex transversus (Thunberg, 1783)⇒ Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758
Cimex vittatus Fabricius, 1781
Crassicimex pilosus Ferris & Usi..., 1957
Crassicimex sexualis Ferris & Usi..., 1957
Leptocimex boueti Brumpt, 1910
Leptocimex duplicatus Usinger, 1959
Leptocimex vespertilionis Ferris & Usi..., 1957
Loxaspis barbara Roubaud, 1913
Loxaspis miranda Rothschild, 1912
Loxaspis mirandus Rothschild, 1912
Loxaspis setipes Ferris & Usi..., 1957
Paracimex africanus Ledger & Kri..., 1974
Passicimex imprimis Usinger & Ca..., 1967
Rusingeria transvaalensis Coetzee & Se..., 1992
Stricticimex anciauxi Fain, 1972
Stricticimex antennatus Ferris & Usi..., 1957
Stricticimex brevispinosus Usinger, 1959
Stricticimex intermedius Ferris & Usi..., 1958
Stricticimex namru Usinger, 1960
Stricticimex puylaerti (Fain & Eisen, 1972)⇒ Stricticimex poylaerti Fain & Eisen, 1972
Stricticimex transversus Ferris & Usi..., 1957

Subnodes of Cimicidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyAfrocimicinae
Usinger, 1966
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCacodminae
Kirkaldy, 1899
9
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCimicinae
Latreille, 1802
2
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cimicidae at artfakta.se
Cimicidae at dyntaxa.se
Cimicidae at gbif.org
Cimicidae at irmng.org
Cimicidae at itis.gov