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Checklist for Family Cimicidae Latreille, 1802 (Bat bugs)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
19
131
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
19
131
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
17
129
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cimicomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
Assassin bugs, Bed bugs, Thaumastocorid bugs
3
28
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cimicoidea
Jordan, 1912
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCimicidae
Latreille, 1802
Bat bugs, Bed and bat bugs, Bed bugs, Bedbugs
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
7 Genera with 13 Species
Afrocimex Schouteden, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Aphrania Jordan & Rot..., 19592SpeciesTaxom
Cacodnus1SpeciesTaxom
Cimex Linnaeus, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Loxaspis Rothschild, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Paracimex Kiritschenko, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Stricticimex Ferris & Usi..., 19573SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
13 Species
Afrocimex constrictus Ferris & Usi..., 1959African bat bug
Afrocimex leleupi Schouteden, 1951
Aphrania barys Jordan & Rot..., 1912
Aphrania recta Ferris & Usi..., 1959
Cacodnus villosus Stal, 1855
Cimex hemipterus Fabricius, 1803Tropical bed bug
Cimex pipistrelli Jenyns, 1839..., 1987Bat bug
Loxaspis barbara Roubaud, 1913
Loxaspis mirandus Rothschild, 1912
Paracimex africanus Ledger & Kri..., 1974
Stricticimex brevispinosus Usinger, 1959
Stricticimex intermedius Ferris & Usi..., 1958
Stricticimex transversus Ferris & Usi..., 1957

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCacodminae
Kirkaldy, 1899
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCimicinae
Latreille, 1802
2
3
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