Checklist for Suborder Heteroptera Latreille, 1810 (Bugs)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 36
91
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 32
87
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 18
45
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Town
18 Families width 35 Species | Miridae Hahn, 1831 | Capsid bugs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser shield bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coreidae (Leach, 1815) | Broad-headed bugs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 | Alligator ticks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859 | Cotton stainers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cimicidae Latreille, 1802 | Bat bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plataspididae Dallas, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cydnidae Billberg, 1820 | Burrower bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scutelleridae Leach, 1815 | Jewel bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Dirt-colored Seed Bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Berytidae Fieber, 1851 | Stilt bug | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Rhopalid Bugs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plataspidae Dallas, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 | Chinch bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Notonectidae Latreille, 1802 | Back Swimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycarenidae Stål, 1862 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Corixidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser Water-Boatman | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygronthidae Stål, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Cape Town
45 Genera with 35 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPSTU
| Acrorrhinium Noualhier, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Agonoscelis Spinola, 1837 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplocnemis Stal, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Antestiella Linnavuori, 1975 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Antestiopsis Leston, 1952 | Variegated coffee bug | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Appasus Amyot & Serv..., 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bagrada Stl, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Basicryptus Herrich-Scha..., 1844 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Cenaeus Stål, 1861 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cimex Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clavigralla Spinola, 1855 | Pod Bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cletus Stål, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Coptosoma De Laporte, 1832 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cydnus Fabricius, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dermatinus Stål, 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Deroplax Mayr, 1864 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dieuches Dohrn, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorycoris Mayr, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Durmia Stål, 1864 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Elasmopoda Stål, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurystylus Stål, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Gampsocoris Fuss, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Homoeocerus Kolenati, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocoris Hahn, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Libyaspis Kirkaldy, 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Macchiademus Slater & Wilcox, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Macrorhaphis Dallas, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Notonecta Linnaeus, 1897 | Back-Swimmer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycarenus Fieber, 1854 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parachinavia Roche, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pephricus Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phorcinus Stål, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurochilophorus Reuter, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polycrates Stål, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosthenarus Poppius, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scantius Stål, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sciocoris Fallen, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sigara Fabricius, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenosthedium Spinola, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sphaerocoris Burmeister, 1835 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Spilostethus Stål, 1794 | Milkweed bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Steganocerus Mayr, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictopleurus Stål, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tropicorypha Mayr, 1864 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Uttaris Stål, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
35 Species | Acrorrhinium formicarium Poppius, 1914 | | | Anoplocnemis curvipes Fabricius, 1781 | | | Appasus nepoides Fabricius, 1803 | | | Bagrada (Bagrada) hilaris Burmeister, 1835 | Bagrada bug | | Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, 1758 | Bed Bug | | Clavigralla horrida Germar, 1838 | Spiny brown bug | | Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stål, 1855 | African bean bug | | Cletus leprosus Brum., 1835 | | | Cydnus (Cydnus) aterrimus Forster, 1771 | Spurge shield bug | | Dieuches tenuis Eyles, 1973 | | | Dorycoris pavonius Westwood Wes..., 0 | | | Elasmopoda alata Westwood, 1842 | | | Eurystylus capensis Distant, 1904 | | | Homoeocerus (Homoeocerus) annulatus Thunberg, 1822 | Livid macron | | Leptocoris amictus Germar, 1838 | | | Leptocoris hexophthalmus Thunberg, 1784 | | | Leptocoris nigrofasciatus Distant, 1914 | | | Macchiademus diplopterus Distant, 1903 | | | Notonecta lactitans Kirkaldy, 1897 | Beach saltbush | | Oxycarenus (Oxycarenus) hyalinipennis Costa, 1843 | Cotton pest | | Oxycarenus albidipennis Stål, 1855 | | | Oxycarenus maculatus Stål, 1854 | | | Parachinavia prunasis Roche, 1977 | | | Phorcinus albofasciatus Stål, 1865 | | | Pleurochilophorus bipunctatus Poppius, 1912 | | | Polycrates consutus Germar, 1837 | | | Pseudosthenarus ater Poppius, 1914 | | | Scantius forsteri Fabricius, 1781 | | | Sigara meridionalis Wallengren, 1875 | | | Solenosthedium liligerum Thunberg, 1783 | | | Spilostethus crudelis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794 | | | Steganocerus multipunctatus Thunberg, 1783 | | | Stictopleurus scutellaris Dallas, 1852 | | | Uttaris pallidipennis Stål, 1860 | |
Subnodes of Heteroptera with occurrences in Cape Town
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Links, sources and further information Heteroptera at artfakta.se
Heteroptera at dyntaxa.se
Heteroptera at gbif.org
Heteroptera at gbif.org
Heteroptera at irmng.org
Heteroptera at itis.gov
Heteroptera at marinespecies.org
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