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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
612
8112
20932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
611
8101
20891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
584
7978
20649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
122
874
1427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
803
1347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
48
332
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
24
193
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
60
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
28
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
28 Genera with 63 Species
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Allocentrum Bergroth, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Atrademus Slater, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Capodemus Slater & Sweet, 19726SpeciesTaxom
Caprhiobia Scudder, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Caprochromus Scudder, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Dermatinoides Slater & Sweet, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Geoblissus Hidaka, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Haemobaphus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 18553SpeciesTaxom
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 Bug6SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs8SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
63 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 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
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)
Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)


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