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Checklist for Superfamily Cimicoidea Jordan, 1912
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
1585
3417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
97
1441
3120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
47
588
1170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cimicomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
Assassin bugs, Bed bugs, Thaumastocorid bugs
8
209
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cimicoidea
Jordan, 1912
4
10
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
4 Families width 7 Species
Nabidae Costa, 1852Damsel bugs0SpeciesTaxom
Anthocoridae Fieber, 1837Flower bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Cimicidae Latreille, 1802Bat bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Medocostidae Stys, 19671SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
10 Genera with 7 Species
Alloeorhynchus Fieber, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiastethus Fieber, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Cimex Linnaeus, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Elatophilus Reuter, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Lasiochilus Reuter, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Medocostes Stys, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Orius Wolff, 1952Minute pirate bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Phorticus Stål, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Prostemma Laporte, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylocoris Dufour, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
7 Species
Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, 1758Bed Bug
Cimex lunatus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Acinocoris lunaris Gmelin, 1790
Cimex signatus Fabricius, 1775
Elatophilus (Euhadrocerus) pinophilus Blatchley, 1928
Medocostes lestoni Stys, 1967
Orius (Dimorphella) canariensis Wagner, 1952
Xylocoris (Proxylocoris) galactinus Fieber, 1837Debris bug

Subnodes of Cimicoidea with occurrences in West Africa
FamilyAnthocoridae
Fieber, 1837
Flower bugs, minute pirate bug, Minute pirate bugs
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCimicidae
Latreille, 1802
Bat bugs, Bed and bat bugs, Bed bugs, Bedbugs
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMedocostidae
Stys, 1967
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNabidae ♰
Costa, 1852
Damsel bugs
3
0
Genera
Species

Taxom



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