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Checklist of Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
for Libya (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
1125
2066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
1122
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
1109
2043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
43
230
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
41
228
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
17
123
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
15
57
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
10
40
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Libya
11 Genera with 19 Species
Apterola Mulsant & Rey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopleurus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hormopleurus Horváth, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1829False Chinch Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Orsillus Dallas, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1850Milkweed bugs5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Libya
19 Species and 5 Subspecies
Apterola kunckeli kunckeli
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Camptocoris longicornis Puton, 1874
Cosmopleurus fulvipes Dallas, 1852
Hormopleurus nysioides Horváth, 1884
Horvathiolus fulvescens Puton, 1874
Horvathiolus guttatus Rambur, 1839
Horvathiolus mendosus Horváth, 1916
Lygaeus creticus Lucas, 1854
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Nysius (Macroparius) cymoides Spinola, 1837
Nysius ericae ericae Schilling, 1829
Nysius senecionis senecionis Schilling, 1829
Orsillus depressus Dallas, 1852
Orsillus maculatus Fieber, 1861
Spilostethus longulus Dallas, 1852
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Spilostethus saxatilis lusitanicus Herrich-Scha..., 1850

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Libya
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)
Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)


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