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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
2741
5008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
48
155
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
45
147
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
22
80
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
15
69
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
4
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Limpopo
10 Genera with 12 Species
Aulacopeltus Stål, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Blissiella Slater, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Haemobaphus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonysius Slater, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1904False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparothesus Scudder, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1865Milkweed bugs4SpeciesTaxom
Stenaptula Seidenstücker, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limpopo
12 Species
Blissiella castanea Slater & J.A., 1964
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Haemobaphus concinnus Dallas, 1852
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Hyalonysius rubromaculatus Distant, 1904
Nysius rubromaculatus Distant, 1904
Rhyparothesus atomarius Distant & W.L., 1904
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Spilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865
Stenaptula angusticollis H.Lindberg, 1939

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Limpopo
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
4
7
Genera
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