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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
101
950
2550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
67
823
2271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
24
233
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
19
106
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
10
54
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
26
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
26 Genera with 36 Species
#ABCEGHIMNOPS
Afraethalotus Scudder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Afromydrus Scudder, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopeltus Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Blissiella Slater, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Bocundostethus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Congolorgus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Exopamera Distant, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19756SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ibexocoris Scudder, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Ischodemus3SpeciesTaxom
Madrorgus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Masoas Distant, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Metadieuches Distant, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Micaredemus Slater, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Oreonysius Usinger, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Salaciola Bergroth, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Sinierus Distant, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 0Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Stalaria Harrington, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stilbocoris Bergroth, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
36 Species and 3 Subspecies
Afraethalotus apicimaculatus Distant, 1918
Afromydrus slateri Southwood, 1963
Arocatus longicephalus Slater, 1972
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Aulacopeltus minor Distant, 1903
Blissiella micans Slater & J.A., 1964
Bocundostethus aethiopicus Scudder, 1962
Congolorgus tropicus Scudder, 1962
Exopamera mirabilis Distant & W.L., 1903
Graptostethus apicalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Graptostethus carpenteri Distant, 1918
Graptostethus electus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus grandis Distant, 1901
Graptostethus servus servus Fabricius, 1787
Graptostethus swynnertoni Scudder, 1975
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Ibexocoris robustus Scudder, 1963
Ischodemus congoensis
Ischodemus ochripoides
Ischodemus wittei
Madrorgus montanus Scudder, 1962
Masoas grandis Scudder, 1962
Metadieuches dispar Haglund, 1895
Metadieuches lineatus Scudder & G...., 1963
Micaredemus congoensis Hamid & Slater, 1980
Nysius salti Usinger, 1952
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Oreonysius rugosus Usinger, 1952
Pylorgus equatorius Scudder, 1962
Salaciola goellnerae Kondorosy & ..., 2012
Sinierus capensis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus rivularis rivularis
Stalaria noctuabunda Bergroth, 1907
Stilbocoris distinctus Scudder, 1962

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
7
13
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