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Checklist for Superfamily Cimicoidea Jordan, 1912
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
 


List of families for Afrotropical
2 Families width 21 Species
Cimicidae Latreille, 1802Bat bugs13SpeciesTaxom
Anthocoridae Fieber, 1837Flower bugs8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afrotropical
11 Genera with 21 Species
Afrocimex Schouteden, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Aphrania Jordan & Rot..., 19592SpeciesTaxom
Cacodnus1SpeciesTaxom
Caffrocoris Carayon, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Cimex Linnaeus, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Loxaspis Rothschild, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Orius Wolff, 1884Minute pirate bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Paracimex Kiritschenko, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Stricticimex Ferris & Usi..., 19573SpeciesTaxom
Wollastoniella Cockerell, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Xylocoris Dufour, 18843SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
21 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
Caffrocoris brinki Carayon, 1961
Cimex hemipterus Fabricius, 1803Tropical bed bug
Cimex pipistrelli Jenyns, 1839..., 1987Bat bug
Loxaspis barbara Roubaud, 1913
Loxaspis mirandus Rothschild, 1912
Orius flagellum Linnavuori, 1968
Orius punctaticollis Reuter, 1884
Paracimex africanus Ledger & Kri..., 1974
Stricticimex brevispinosus Usinger, 1959
Stricticimex intermedius Ferris & Usi..., 1958
Stricticimex transversus Ferris & Usi..., 1957
Wollastoniella gatti Ghauri, 1980
Wollastoniella nigra Carayon, 1958
Xylocoris (Arrostelus) flavipes Reuter, 1875Cosmopolitan cereal bug
Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) galactinus Fieber, 1837Debris bug
Xylocoris afer Reuter, 1884

Subnodes of Cimicoidea with occurrences in Afrotropical
FamilyAnthocoridae
Fieber, 1837
Flower bugs, minute pirate bug, Minute pirate bugs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCimicidae
Latreille, 1802
Bat bugs, Bed and bat bugs, Bed bugs, Bedbugs
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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