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Checklist for Subfamily Cydninae Billberg, 1820
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
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
31
830
2613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
11
313
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCydnidae
Billberg, 1820
Burrower bugs, Burrowing Bug, Burrowing Bugs, Negro bugs
36
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCydninae
Billberg, 1820
24
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
24 Genera with 56 Species
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Aethus Dallas, 18828SpeciesTaxom
Afroscytus Lis, 1997
0SpeciesTaxom
Alonips Signoret, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Byrsinus Fieber, 18454SpeciesTaxom
Chilocoris Mayr, 08SpeciesTaxom
Cydnus Fabricius, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomenus Amyot and Se..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Dallasiellus Berg, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Dearcla Signoret, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ectinopus Dallas, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Endotylus Horváth, 02SpeciesTaxom
Fromundus Distant, 04SpeciesTaxom
Geocnethus Horváth, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Geotomus Mulsant and Rey, 03SpeciesTaxom
Hiverus Amyot & Serv..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Lactistes Schiødte, 01SpeciesTaxom
Macroscytus Fieber, 02SpeciesTaxom
Microporus P.Beauv., 04SpeciesTaxom
Microscytus Lis, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Pangaeus Stål, 02SpeciesTaxom
Paraethus Lis, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Plonisa Signoret, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Prolobodes Amyot & Serv..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Tominotus Mulsant and Rey, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
56 Species
Aethus indicus Westwood, 1837
Aethus lindbergi
Aethus lucidus Linnavuori, 1977
Aethus nigricans Westwood Wes..., 0
Aethus nigritus Fabricius, 1794
Aethus obscurus Westwood Wes..., 0
Aethus pilosus Herrich-Scha..., 1834
Aethus similis Signoret, 1882
Alonips intrusus Wagner, 1953
Byrsinus flavicornis Fabricius, 1794Burrower shield bug
Byrsinus fossor Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Byrsinus laticollis Wagner, 1954
Byrsinus pilosulus Klug, 1845
Chilocoris capensis J.A.Lis, B.L..., 0
Chilocoris congoensis Wagner, 0
Chilocoris elongatus
Chilocoris iborum Linnavuori, 0
Chilocoris laevicollis Horvath, 0
Chilocoris serratus J.A.Lis & B.Lis, 2016
Chilocoris somalicus
Chilocoris umbricola Linnavuori, 0
Cydnus (Cydnus) aterrimus Forster, 1771Spurge shield bug
Cydnus capicola Westwood Wes..., 0
Cydnus indicus Westwood, 1837
Cyrtomenus (Cyrtomenus) crassus Walker, 1867
Dallasiellus (Dallasiellus) succineus D. B. Thomas, 1994
Dearcla capensis Froeschner, 0
Dearcla natalensis Froeschner, 0
Ectinopus holomelas Burmeister, 1835
Endotylus brevicornis Horváth, 1919
Endotylus pallidus Linnavuori, 0
Fromundus difficilis Stal, 0
Fromundus glaber Signoret, 0
Fromundus hirtipes
Fromundus singularis Horvath, 0
Geocnethus ornatellus Linnavuori, 0
Geocnethus pallipennis Dallas, 0
Geocnethus plagiatus Signoret, 1881
Geotomus (Geotomus) punctulatus Costa, 1847Cornish shield bug
Geotomus intrusus Wagner, 1953
Geotomus radialis Signoret, 0
Lactistes vericulatus
Macroscytus brunneus Fabricius, 1803
Macroscytus reflexus Signoret, 0
Microporus cruralis
Microporus lautipennis Stal, 0
Microporus lepidus Stal, 0
Microporus pallidipennis Reuter, 0
Microscytus schaefferi Signoret, 1883
Pangaeus docilis Walker, 1867
Pangaeus serripes Westwood Wes..., 0
Paraethus capicola Westwood, 1837
Plonisa tartarea Stål, 1854
Prolobodes gigas Signoret, 1881
Prolobodes reductum Amyot & Serv..., 0
Tominotus inconspicuus Froeschner, 0

Subnodes of Cydninae with occurrences in Africa
TribeCydnini
Billberg, 1820
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGeotomini
Wagner, 1963
21
44
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cydninae at itis.gov