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Checklist for Infraorder Cimicomorpha Leston & al., 1954 (Assassin 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
 


List of families for Afrotropical
3 Families width 45 Species
Miridae Hahn, 1831Capsid bugs24SpeciesTaxom
Cimicidae Latreille, 1802Bat bugs13SpeciesTaxom
Anthocoridae Fieber, 1837Flower bugs8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afrotropical
28 Genera with 45 Species
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Acratheus Distant, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Acrorrhinium Noualhier, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Aelocoris1SpeciesTaxom
Aeolocoris Reuter, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Afrocimex Schouteden, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Agrametra White, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Alloeomimus Reuter, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Aloea Linnavuori, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Amblytylus Fieber, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Anonychiella Reuter, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Aphrania Jordan & Rot..., 19592SpeciesTaxom
Argyrotelaenus Reuter & Pop..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Aspidacanthus Reuter, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Austropsallus Schuh, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Bibundiella Poppius, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Bryocoropsis Schumacher, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cacodnus1SpeciesTaxom
Caffrocoris Carayon, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Cimex Linnaeus, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Dolichomiris Reuter, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Loxaspis Rothschild, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Magnocellus Smith, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Orius Wolff, 1884Minute pirate bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Paracimex Kiritschenko, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Peritropella Carvalho, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Stricticimex Ferris & Usi..., 19573SpeciesTaxom
Wollastoniella Cockerell, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Xylocoris Dufour, 18843SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
45 Species
Acratheus ocellaris Linnavuori, 1994
Acratheus punctiger Linnavuori, 1975
Acrorrhinium conspersus Noualhier, 1895
Acrorrhinium lupa Delattre, 1950
Aelocoris alboconspersus
Aeolocoris alboconspersus Reuter, 1903
Aeolocoris decarinatus Linnavuori, 1975
Aeolocoris pusillimus Linnavuori, 1975
Afrocimex constrictus Ferris & Usi..., 1959African bat bug
Afrocimex leleupi Schouteden, 1951
Agrametra aethiops Buchanan-White, 1878St Helena Shiny Bug
Alloeomimus hilaris Linnavuori, 1975
Aloea cunealis Linnavuori, 1975
Amblytylus brevicollis Fieber, 1858
Amblytylus vittiger Reuter, 1899
Anonychiella subannulata Wagner, 1973
Aphrania barys Jordan & Rot..., 1912
Aphrania recta Ferris & Usi..., 1959
Argyrotelaenus simoni Reuter & Pop..., 1912
Aspidacanthus globicollis Linnavuori, 1975
Aspidacanthus tithonos Linnavuori, 1996
Austropsallus drakensbergensis Schuh, 1974
Austropsallus helichrysi Schuh, 1974
Bibundiella nigrinus Linnavuori, 1975
Bryocoropsis laticollis Schumacher, 1917
Cacodnus villosus Stal, 1855
Caffrocoris brinki Carayon, 1961
Cimex hemipterus Fabricius, 1803Tropical bed bug
Cimex pipistrelli Jenyns, 1839..., 1987Bat bug
Dolichomiris planifrons Eyles & Carv..., 1975
Loxaspis barbara Roubaud, 1913
Loxaspis mirandus Rothschild, 1912
Magnocellus madagascariensis Polhemus, 1988
Orius flagellum Linnavuori, 1968
Orius punctaticollis Reuter, 1884
Paracimex africanus Ledger & Kri..., 1974
Peritropella malgache Carvalho, 1981
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 Cimicomorpha with occurrences in Afrotropical
SuperfamilyCimicoidea
Jordan, 1912
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMiroidea
Hahn, 1833
1
17
24
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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