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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
74
314
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
69
274
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
27
121
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
20
88
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
26
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
13
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
13 Genera with 15 Species
Allocentrum Bergroth, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Atrademus Slater, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopeltus Stål, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Dinomachellus Scudder, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Geoblissus Hidaka, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Micaredemus Slater, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Naphiellus Scudder, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1929False Chinch Bug5SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1865Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allocentrum crassifemur Stål, 1855
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Atrademus capeneri Slater & J.A., 1964
Aulacopeltus durbani Distant & W.L., 1911
Dinomachellus maculatus Scudder & G...., 1957
Lygaeus convergens Dallas, 1852
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Micaredemus denticulatus Slater & J.A., 1964
Naphiellus dilutus G.Horvath, 1892
Nysius (Macroparius) graminicola Kolenati, 1846
Nysius graminicola stali Evans, 1929
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius natalensis Evans, 1929
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Spilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Natal
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
4
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