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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
90
612
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
70
565
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
28
175
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
21
100
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
37
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
21
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
21 Genera with 25 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPST
Afraethalotus Scudder, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Afromydrus Scudder, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopeltus Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Carvalhodrymus Slater, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Distadieuches Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Exopamera Distant, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Haemobaphus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ibexocoris Scudder, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Madrorgus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Metadieuches Distant, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1934False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Salaciola Bergroth, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Sinierus Distant, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Stalaria Harrington, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Stilbocoris Bergroth, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afraethalotus tomentosus Linnavuori, 1978
Afromydrus slateri Southwood, 1963
Aulacopeltus minor Distant, 1903
Caenocoris croceosignatus Breddin, 1901
Carvalhodrymus elegans Slater, 1995
Distadieuches crudelis Haglund, 1895
Exopamera mirabilis Distant & W.L., 1903
Graptostethus rufifemoratus Dallas, 1852
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Haemobaphus concinnus Dallas, 1852
Ibexocoris absolutus Scudder, 1963
Ibexocoris convexus Scudder, 1963
Ibexocoris stylatus Scudder, 1963
Lygaeosoma pilosa Linnavuori, 1978
Madrorgus anticus Scudder, 1962
Metadieuches dispar Haglund, 1895
Nysius steeleae China, 1934
Oncopeltus bueanus Karsch, 1892
Pylorgus nigritus Scudder, 1962
Salaciola conica Slater & J.A., 1986
Salaciola tessellata Slater & J.A., 1989
Sinierus explanatus Scudder & G...., 1984
Stalaria lestoni Slater & Zheng, 1985
Stilbocoris distinctus Scudder, 1962
Tropidothorax sternalis Dallas, 1852
Tropidothorax sternalis sternalis Dallas, 1852

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
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