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Checklist of Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
for Eritrea (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1282
2410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
1277
2406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1273
2401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
38
155
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
38
155
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
12
59
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
9
27
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
23
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eritrea
8 Genera with 11 Species
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Caprochromus Scudder, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Orsillus Dallas, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Salaciola Bergroth, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1852Milkweed bugs3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eritrea
11 Species
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Camptocoris typus Distant, 1918
Caprochromus trapezonotoides Mancini, 1954
Lygaeus negus Distant, 1918
Lygaeus vaccaroi Mancini, 1954
Orsillus montanus Linnavuori, 1978
Salaciola signaticornis R.Linnavuori, 1978
Spilostethus altivolens Linnavuori, 1978
Spilostethus amaenus Bolivar, 1879
Spilostethus longulus Dallas, 1852

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Eritrea
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)
Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)


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