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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
941
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
859
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
48
353
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
24
196
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
60
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
28
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
28 Genera with 64 Species
#ACDGHIKLMNOPST
Allocentrum Bergroth, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Atrademus Slater, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Capodemus Slater & Sweet, 19726SpeciesTaxom
Caprhiobia Scudder, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Caprochromus Scudder, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Dermatinoides Slater & Sweet, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Geoblissus Hidaka, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Haemobaphus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonysius Slater, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Ischodemus1SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18377SpeciesTaxom
Macchiademus Slater & Wilcox, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Melanostethus Stål, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Micaredemus Slater, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Microspilus Stål, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1929False Chinch Bug7SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs8SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
64 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allocentrum crassifemur Stål, 1855
Atrademus capeneri Slater & J.A., 1964
Atrademus maritimus Slater & Wilcox, 1973
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Camptocoris rostratus Slater & Ash..., 1980
Capodemus distinctus Slater, J.A...., 1972
Capodemus herbosus Slater, J.A...., 1972
Capodemus hirsutus Slater, J.A...., 1972
Capodemus pentameri Slater, J.A...., 1972
Capodemus sabulosus Slater, J.A...., 1972
Capodemus variabilis Slater, J.A...., 1972
Caprhiobia lineola Dallas, 1852
Caprhiobia pallipes Scudder, 1962
Caprhiobia similis Scudder, 1962
Caprochromus longisetosus Slater, 1964
Caprochromus moerens Germar & E.F., 1837
Dermatinoides convergens Slater & Sweet, 1973
Dermatinoides nervosus Slater & Sweet, 1973
Geoblissus niger Slater & J.A., 1964
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Haemobaphus concinnus Dallas, 1852
Horvathiolus amoenulus Gerstaecker, 1873
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Hyalonysius fumosus Slater & Ash..., 1976
Hyalonysius gilvus Slater & Ash..., 1976
Hyalonysius pallidomaculatus Slater, 1962
Ischodemus brincki
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lygaeosoma neglecta Distant, 1901
Lygaeus contaminatus (Fallen, 1807)⇒ Neolygus contaminatus Fallén, 1807
Lygaeus crocatus
Lygaeus deustus
Lygaeus immaculatus
Lygaeus melanurus Germar, 1837
Lygaeus mundus Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus rivularis Germar, 1837
Macchiademus capensis Slater, 1964
Macchiademus diplopterus Distant, 1903
Melanostethus capensis Slater & J.A., 1964
Melanostethus melanurus Germar & E.F., 1837
Melanotelus villosula C.Stal, 1855
Micaredemus denticulatus Slater & J.A., 1964
Microspilus kafferensis Slater, 1964
Microspilus proximus Dallas, 1852
Nysius (Macroparius) graminicola Kolenati, 1846
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Nysius pallens Dallas, 1852
Nysius pallidus Evans, 1929
Nysius stali Evans, 1929
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Pylorgus aethiopicus Scudder & G...., 1964
Pylorgus nigritus Scudder, 1962
Spilostethus crudelis Fabricius, 1781
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus lemniscatus Stål, 1855
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Spilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Tropidothorax cruciger Motschulsky, 1859

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
11
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
2
8
Genera
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