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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
38
86
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
36
83
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
17
48
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
13
42
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
4
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
7 Genera with 12 Species
Caprhiobia Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1852False Chinch Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
12 Species
Caprhiobia lineola Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus crocatus
Lygaeus deustus
Lygaeus immaculatus
Lygaeus mundus Dallas, 1852
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius pallens Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Spilostethus crudelis Fabricius, 1781
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Tropidothorax cruciger Motschulsky, 1859

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
2
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