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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7368
32808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7355
32787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
7263
32505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
78
739
1905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
63
675
1803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
22
179
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
17
64
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
10
32
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
17
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
17 Genera with 21 Species
Afraethalotus Scudder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Blissiella Slater, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Bocundostethus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ischodemus3SpeciesTaxom
Madrorgus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Masoas Distant, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Metadieuches Distant, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Micaredemus Slater, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1952False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Oreonysius Usinger, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Sinierus Distant, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stilbocoris Bergroth, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afraethalotus apicimaculatus Distant, 1918
Arocatus longicephalus Slater, 1972
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Blissiella micans Slater & J.A., 1964
Bocundostethus aethiopicus Scudder, 1962
Graptostethus carpenteri Distant, 1918
Graptostethus electus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus swynnertoni Scudder, 1975
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Ischodemus congoensis
Ischodemus ochripoides
Ischodemus wittei
Madrorgus montanus Scudder, 1962
Masoas grandis Scudder, 1962
Metadieuches lineatus Scudder & G...., 1963
Micaredemus congoensis Hamid & Slater, 1980
Nysius salti Usinger, 1952
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Oreonysius rugosus Usinger, 1952
Sinierus capensis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Stilbocoris distinctus Scudder, 1962

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
6
8
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