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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch 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
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
13
99
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
44
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
26
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
26 Genera with 59 Species
#ABCGHLMNOPST
Apterola Mulsant & Rey, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Atrademus Slater, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopeltus Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Blissiella Slater, 02SpeciesTaxom
Capodemus Slater & Sweet, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Caprhiobia Scudder, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopleurus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 18376SpeciesTaxom
Haemobaphus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hormopleurus Horváth, 01SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 05SpeciesTaxom
Lygaesoma1SpeciesTaxom
Macchiademus Slater & Wilcox, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Madrorgus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Melanostethus Stål, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Micaredemus Slater, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Paranysius Horváth, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs12SpeciesTaxom
Staglagmostethus1SpeciesTaxom
Talpoblissus Slater & Wilcox, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
59 Species and 2 Subspecies
Apterola (Apterola) kuenckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Atrademus fusconervosus C.Stal, 1865
Aulacopeltus excavatus Fabricius, 1781
Blissiella castaneus
Blissiella micana
Capodemus bispinosus Slater & Sweet, 1972
Capodemus darwini Slater & J.A., 1964
Capodemus rostratus Slater & J.A., 1964
Capodemus wilcoxae Slater, J.A...., 1972
Caprhiobia lineola Dallas, 1852
Caprhiobia pallipes Scudder, 1962
Caprhiobia similis Scudder, 1962
Cosmopleurus fulvipes Dallas, 1852
Graptostethus apicalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Graptostethus grandis Distant, 1901
Graptostethus incomptus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Graptostethus proximus
Graptostethus rufus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus septus Germar, 1837
Haemobaphus concinnus Dallas, 1852
Hormopleurus nysiodes
Horvathiolus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Horvathiolus guttatus sefrensis
Horvathiolus mendosus Horváth, 1916
Horvathiolus sanctus
Lygaesoma neglecta
Macchiademus capensis Slater, 1964
Macchiademus denticulatus
Macchiademus diplopterus Distant, 1903
Madrorgus malagasicus Scudder & G...., 1962
Melanostethus marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Micaredemus antennatus Slater & J.A., 1967
Micaredemus pusillus Dallas & W.S., 1852
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius salti Usinger, 1952
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Oncopeltus nigriceps Dallas, 1852
Paranysius fallaciosus Puton, 1895
Paranysius fraterculus Horváth, 1895
Pylorgus aethiopicus Scudder & G...., 1964
Pylorgus equatorius Scudder, 1962
Pylorgus maculatus Reuter, 1882
Spilostethus altivolens Linnavuori, 1978
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus lemniscatus Stål, 1855
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus mimus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus montislunae Bergroth, 1914
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Spilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794
Staglagmostethus fuscatus
Talpoblissus cynoides
Tropidothorax sternalis Dallas, 1852

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
11
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)
Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)


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