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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
264
2583
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
263
2582
5935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
2531
5802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
55
267
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
43
243
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
15
69
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
10
37
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
6
25
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guinea
5 Genera with 6 Species
Aethalotus Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Mizaldus Distant, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1850Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aethalotus afzelii Stål, 1865
Graptostethus apicalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Graptostethus servus servus Fabricius, 1787
Mizaldus nidulus Slater, J.A...., 1963
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Tropidothorax sternalis Dallas, 1852
Tropidothorax sternalis sternalis Dallas, 1852

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Guinea
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
4
5
Genera
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