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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
70
332
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
61
303
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
24
123
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
17
64
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
36
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
11
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
11 Genera with 11 Species
Afromydrus Scudder, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Anepsiodes Reuter, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Carvalhodrymus Slater, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Distadieuches Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Eranchiellus Scudder, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ibexocoris Scudder, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Naphiellus Scudder, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Stalaria Harrington, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Stilbocoris Bergroth, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afromydrus slateri Southwood, 1963
Anepsiodes nitidus Reuter, 1882
Carvalhodrymus elegans Slater, 1995
Distadieuches crudelis Haglund, 1895
Eranchiellus signandus Scudder & G...., 1957
Graptostethus servus servus Fabricius, 1787
Ibexocoris absolutus Scudder, 1963
Naphiellus dilutus G.Horvath, 1892
Pylorgus maculatus Reuter, 1882
Stalaria lestoni Slater & Zheng, 1985
Stilbocoris distinctus Scudder, 1962

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
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