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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
85
364
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
80
335
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
34
137
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
17
96
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
5
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
10 Genera with 15 Species
Capodemus Slater & Sweet, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Dermatinoides Slater & Sweet, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Haemobaphus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Macchiademus Slater & Wilcox, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Microspilus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1829False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
15 Species
Capodemus sabulosus Slater, J.A...., 1972
Dermatinoides convergens Slater & Sweet, 1973
Haemobaphus concinnus Dallas, 1852
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Macchiademus diplopterus Distant, 1903
Microspilus proximus Dallas, 1852
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Pylorgus aethiopicus Scudder & G...., 1964
Spilostethus crudelis Fabricius, 1781
Spilostethus lemniscatus Stål, 1855
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
4
9
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