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Checklist for Superfamily Cimicoidea Jordan, 1912
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
 


List of families for Africa
6 Families width 140 Species and 5 Subspecies
Polyctenidae Westwood, 1874Bat bugs7SpeciesTaxom
Cimicidae Latreille, 1802Bat bugs65SpeciesTaxom
Nabidae Costa, 1852Damsel bugs16SpeciesTaxom
Anthocoridae Fieber, 1837Flower bugs49SpeciesTaxom
Plokiophilidae China, 1953Spider web bug2SpeciesTaxom
Medocostidae Stys, 19671SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
48 Genera with 140 Species
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Adroctenes Jordan, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Afrocimex Schouteden, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Alloeorhynchus Fieber, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Alloeorrhynchus1SpeciesTaxom
Alofa Herring, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Amphiareus Distant, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Anaptus Kerzhner, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Anthocoris Fallen, 19718SpeciesTaxom
Aphrania Jordan & Rot..., 19593SpeciesTaxom
Aspilaspis Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachysteles Mulsant and Rey, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Buchananiella Reuter, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cacodmus Stl, 18556SpeciesTaxom
Cacodnus1SpeciesTaxom
Caffrocoris Carayon, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Cardiastethus Fieber, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Cimex Linnaeus, 178134SpeciesTaxom
Crassicimex Ferris & Usi..., 19572SpeciesTaxom
Dysepicritus Reuter, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Elatophilus Reuter, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Embiophila China, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Eoctenes Kirkaldy, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Gorpis Stål, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Himacerus Wolff, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Hypoctenes Jordan, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Lasiochilus Reuter, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptocimex Roubaud, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Loxaspis Rothschild, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Lyctocoris Hahn, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Medocostes Stys, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Montandionola Poppius, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Montandoniola Poppius, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Nabicula Kirby, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Nabis Latreille, 09SpeciesTaxom
Orius Wolff, 1884Minute pirate bugs15SpeciesTaxom
Paracimex Kiritschenko, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Passicimex Usinger & Ca..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Phorticus Stål, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocoris Jeannel, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Plokiophiloides Carayon, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Prostemma Laporte, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Rusingeria Coetzee & Se..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Scoloposcelis Fieber, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stricticimex Ferris & Usi..., 19577SpeciesTaxom
Temnostethus Fieber, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Tetraphleps Fieber, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Wollastoniella Cockerell, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Xylocoris Dufour, 18845SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
140 Species and 5 Subspecies
Adroctenes horvathi Jordan, 1912
Afrocimex constrictus Ferris & Usi..., 1959African bat bug
Afrocimex constrictus constrictus Ferris and U..., 1957
Afrocimex constrictus major Fain, 1972
Afrocimex leleupi Schouteden, 1951
Alloeorhynchus (Alloeorhynchus) putoni Kirkaldy, 1901
Alloeorrhynchus putoni
Alofa sodalis White, 1878Minute pirate bug
Amphiareus constrictus Stål, 1860Minute pirate bug
Anaptus major (Costa, 1842)⇒ Himacerus major A. Costa, 1842
Anthocoris alienus White, 1880
Anthocoris antevolens White, 1879
Anthocoris confusus Reuter, 1884Kettle Falls lupine
Anthocoris gallarumulmi De Geer, 1773Elm gall bug
Anthocoris musculus Say, 1832
Anthocoris nemoralis Fabricius, 1794
Anthocoris nemorum Linnaeus, 1761Common Flower Bug
Anthocoris tomentosus Péricart, 1971
Aphrania barys Jordan & Rot..., 1912
Aphrania elongata Usinger, 1966
Aphrania recta Ferris & Usi..., 1959
Brachysteles parvicornis Costa, 1847Minute pirate bug
Brachysteles wollastoni White, 1880
Buchananiella continua White, 1879Pirate bug
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
Caffrocoris brinki Carayon, 1961
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
Dysepicritus rufescens Costa, 1847
Dysepicritus testaceus Mulsant & Rey, 1852
Elatophilus (Euhadrocerus) crassicornis Reuter, 1875
Elatophilus (Euhadrocerus) pinophilus Blatchley, 1928
Embiophila (Acladina) africana Carayon, 1974
Eoctenes coleurae Maa, 1964
Eoctenes intermedius Speiser, 1904
Eoctenes nycteridis Horváth, 1910
Himacerus (Anaptus) major A. Costa, 1842Damsel bug
Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides O. G. Costa, 1834Ant Damsel Bug
Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus Fabricius, 1798Tree Damsel Bug
Hypoctenes clarus Jordan, 1922Williams's catchfly
Hypoctenes faini Benoit, 1958
Hypoctenes hutsoni Maa, 1970Common malaria mosquito
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
Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) campestris Fabricius, 1794Debris Bug
Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) dimidiatus Spinola, 1837
Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) uyttenboogaarti Bloete, 1929
Medocostes lestoni Stys, 1967
Montandionola moraguesi Puton, 1896
Montandoniola moraguesi Puton, 1896Minute pirate bug
Nabicula (Dolichonabis) nigrovittata Sahlberg, 1878
Nabis (Dolichonabis) valentinae Kerzhner, 2006
Nabis (Halonabis) sareptanus Dohrn, 1862
Nabis (Nabis) pseudoferus Remane, 1949
Nabis pseudoferus ibericus (Remane, 1962)⇒ Nabis pseudoferus Remane, 1949
Nabis (Nabis) punctatus Hsiao, 1964
Nabis (Nabis) roseipennis Reuter, 1872Dwarf mountain lupine
Nabis (Nabis) rufusculus Reuter, 1872Dwarf mountain lupine
Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Germar, 1838Pale damsel bug
Nabis eva
Orius (Dimorphella) albidipennis Reuter, 1884
Orius (Dimorphella) canariensis Wagner, 1952
Orius (Dimorphella) sibiricus Wagner, 1952
Orius (Heterorius) vicinus Ribaut, 1923Raspberry bug
Orius (Microtrachelia) retamae Noualhier, 1893
Orius (Orius) diespeter Herring, 1966
Orius (Orius) insidiosus Say, 1832Insidious flower bug
Orius (Orius) laevigatus Fieber, 1860
Orius laevigatus laevigatus laevigatus F..., 1860
Orius laevigatus maderensis Reuter, 1884
Orius (Orius) limbatus Wagner, 1952
Orius (Orius) niger Wolff, 1811
Orius (Orius) tristicolor White, 1879Minute flower bug
Orius flagellum Linnavuori, 1968
Orius punctaticollis Reuter, 1884
Paracimex africanus Ledger & Kri..., 1974
Passicimex imprimis Usinger & Ca..., 1967
Plokiophiloides steineri Carayon, 1974
Prostemma (Prostemma) guttula Fabricius, 1787
Rusingeria transvaalensis Coetzee & Se..., 1992
Scoloposcelis flavicornis Reuter, 1871Light yellow lupine
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
Temnostethus (Temnostethus) gracilis Horváth, 1907
Tetraphleps feratis Drake & Harris, 1926
Tetraphleps latipennis Van Duzee, 1921Howell's yampah
Tetraphleps pilosipes Kelton & And..., 1962Baldwin's nailwort
Wollastoniella gatti Ghauri, 1980
Wollastoniella nigra Carayon, 1958
Wollastoniella obesula Wollaston, 1858
Xylocoris (Arrostelus) flavipes Reuter, 1875Cosmopolitan cereal bug
Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) galactinus Fieber, 1837Debris bug
Xylocoris (Xylocoris) canariensis Wagner, 1954
Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitans Fallen, 1807Minute pirate bug
Xylocoris afer Reuter, 1884

Subnodes of Cimicoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyAnthocoridae
Fieber, 1837
Flower bugs, minute pirate bug, Minute pirate bugs
20
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCimicidae
Latreille, 1802
Bat bugs, Bed and bat bugs, Bed bugs, Bedbugs
12
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMedocostidae
Stys, 1967
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNabidae
Costa, 1852
Damsel bugs
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlokiophilidae
China, 1953
spider web bug
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPolyctenidae
Westwood, 1874
Bat bugs
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cimicoidea at artfakta.se
Cimicoidea at dyntaxa.se
Cimicoidea at itis.gov