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Checklist for Family Cydnidae Billberg, 1820 (Burrower bugs)
and region Iberian Peninsula (South Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
722
11335
39681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
718
11313
39582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
677
11140
39240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
147
1476
3815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
106
1261
3239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
45
523
1431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
22
264
595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
5
89
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCydnidae
Billberg, 1820
Burrower bugs, Burrowing Bug, Burrowing Bugs, Negro bugs
16
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iberian Peninsula
16 Genera with 29 Species
Aethus Dallas, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Amaurocoris Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Brachypelta Amyot & Serv..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Byrsinus Fieber, 18454SpeciesTaxom
Canthophorus Amyot & Serv..., 18354SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocteus Dufour, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Crocistethus Fieber, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cydnus Fabricius, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomenus Amyot and Se..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Geotomus Mulsant and Rey, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Legnotus Schiídte, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Macroscytus Fieber, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Ochetostethus Fieber, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Onalips Signoret, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Sehirus Amyot & Serv..., 1867Negro Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Tritomegas Amyot & Serv..., 18392SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iberian Peninsula
29 Species
Aethus nigritus Fabricius, 1794
Aethus pilosus Herrich-Scha..., 1834
Amaurocoris curtus Brullé, 1838
Brachypelta aterrima Forster, 1771
Byrsinus albipennis A. Costa, 1853
Byrsinus flavicornis Fabricius, 1794Burrower shield bug
Byrsinus laticollis Wagner, 1954
Byrsinus pilosulus Klug, 1845
Canthophorus dubius Scopoli, 1763
Canthophorus impressus Horváth, 1881Bastard toadflax bug
Canthophorus maculipes Mulsant, 1852
Canthophorus melanopterus Herrich-Schä..., 1835
Cephalocteus scarabaeoides Fabricius, 1803
Crocistethus aeneus Brullé, 1838
Crocistethus waltlianus Fieber, 1861
Cydnus (Cydnus) aterrimus Forster, 1771Spurge shield bug
Cyrtomenus bergi Froeschner, 1960Cassava root bug
Geotomus (Geotomus) elongatus Herrich-Scha..., 1839
Geotomus (Geotomus) punctulatus Costa, 1847Cornish shield bug
Geotomus longicornis Wagner, 1953
Legnotus limbosus Geoffroy, 1785Bordered shield bug
Macroscytus brunneus Fabricius, 1803
Ochetostethus nanus Herrich-Scha..., 1834
Ochetostethus opacus Scholtz, 1847
Ochetostethus pygmaeus Rambur, 1841
Sehirus (Sehirus) morio Linnaeus, 1761
Sehirus aeneus Walker, 1867
Tritomegas bicolor Linnaeus, 1758Pied shield bug
Tritomegas sexmaculatus Rambur, 1839Rambur's pied shield bug

Subnodes of Cydnidae with occurrences in Iberian Peninsula
SubfamilyCephalocteinae
Mulsant & Rey, 1866
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCydninae
Billberg, 1820
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySehirinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cydnidae at artfakta.se
Cydnidae at dyntaxa.se
Cydnidae at gbif.org
Cydnidae at irmng.org
Cydnidae at itis.gov