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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Kilimanjaro (Kilimanjaro Forest Reserve, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
622
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
622
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
609
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
23
72
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
21
67
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
9
47
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
7
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kilimanjaro
5 Genera with 5 Species
Aulacopeltus Stål, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Madrorgus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1952False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Oreonysius Usinger, 19521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kilimanjaro
5 Species
Aulacopeltus kilimandjariensis Slater, 1958
Madrorgus montanus Scudder, 1962
Melanotelus villosula C.Stal, 1855
Nysius salti Usinger, 1952
Oreonysius rugosus Usinger, 1952

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
1
1
Genus
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