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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
146
1741
4800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
1524
4235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
47
616
1731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
23
280
625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
11
147
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
36
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
36 Genera with 81 Species
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Apterola Mulsant & Rey, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Bexiocoris Scudder, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Blissiella Slater, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopleurus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dalmochrimnus Brailovsky, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Dinomachellus Scudder, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Distadieuches Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Eranchiellus Scudder, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Geoblissus Hidaka, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Hormopleurus Horváth, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 177914SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1858False Chinch Bug16SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Orsillus Dallas, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Ortholomus Stal, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Paranysius Horváth, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Sinierus Distant, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 0Milkweed bugs15SpeciesTaxom
Stalaria Harrington, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Stenaptula Seidenstücker, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Stilbocoris Bergroth, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
81 Species and 28 Subspecies
Apterola (Apterola) kuenckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Apterola (Apterola) kunckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Apterola kunckeli kunckeli
Apterola kunckeli obscura Deckert, 1995
Arocatus roeselii Schilling, 1829
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Bexiocoris linnavuorii Scudder, 1969
Blissiella nidus Slater, 1964
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Camptocoris carayoni Wagner, 1958
Camptocoris lindbergi Wagner, 1958
Camptocoris longicornis Puton, 1874
Camptocoris rostratus Slater & Ash..., 1980
Camptocoris typus Distant, 1918
Cosmopleurus fulvipes Dallas, 1852
Dalmochrimnus defessus Van Duzee & ..., 1929
Dinomachellus maculatus Scudder & G...., 1957
Distadieuches crudelis Haglund, 1895
Eranchiellus pongoensis Linnavuori, 1978
Geoblissus hirtulus Burmeister, 1835
Graptostethus servus maculicollis Germar, 1847
Graptostethus servus servus Fabricius, 1787
Hormopleurus nysioides Horváth, 1884
Horvathiolus adonis Linnavuori, 1978
Horvathiolus albomaculus H.Lindberg, 1960
Horvathiolus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Horvathiolus contaminatus Linnavuori, 1978
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Horvathiolus delicatulus argutidens Linnavuori, 1978
Horvathiolus delicatulus delicatulus
Horvathiolus fulvescens Puton, 1874
Horvathiolus gibbicollis Costa, 1882
Horvathiolus guttatus Rambur, 1839
Horvathiolus mendosus Horváth, 1916
Horvathiolus obscurus Linnavuori, 1978
Horvathiolus sudd R.Linnavuori, 1978
Horvathiolus superbus Pollich, 1779
Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Kleidocerys resedae resedae Panzer, 1797
Kleidocerys truncatulus (Walker, 1872)⇒ Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Lygaeosoma pilosa Linnavuori, 1978
Lygaeosoma sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeosoma sardeum erythropterum Puton, 1875
Lygaeosoma sardeum numidicum Puton, 1887
Lygaeosoma sardeum sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeus creticus Lucas, 1854
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Lygaeus equestris equestris Linnaeus, 1758
Lygaeus equestris lactans Horvath, 1899
Melacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Melanocoryphus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Melanocoryphus sudd Linnavuori, 1978
Melanopleurus maculicorium Maldonado Ca..., 1974
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Neortholomus jamaicensis Dallas, 1852
Nysius (Macroparius) cymoides Spinola, 1837
Nysius (Macroparius) graminicola Kolenati, 1846
Nysius graminicola graminicola Kolenati, 1845
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius ericae ericae Schilling, 1829
Nysius (Nysius) thymi Wolff, 1804Lygaeid bug
Nysius thymi latus Wagner, 1958Bloody hermit
Nysius thymi thymi Wolff, 1804
Nysius senecionis senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius atlantidum G.Horvath, 1890Ground bug
Nysius contiguus Walker, 1872
Nysius gloriae Baena & Gracia, 1998
Nysius groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Nysius immunis Walker, 1872
Nysius latus Wagner, 1958
Nysius vulcanorum Lindberg, 1858
Oncopeltus niloticus Distant, 1918
Orsillus depressus Dallas, 1852
Orsillus maculatus Fieber, 1861
Orsillus pinicanariensis Lindberg, 1953
Orsillus reyi Puton, 1871
Ortholomus carinatus Lindberg, 1932
Ortholomus punctipennis Herrich-Scha..., 1838
Paranysius australis Linnavuori, 1978
Paranysius fallaciosus fallaciosus
Paranysius fallaciosus sudanensis China, 1935
Paranysius perplexus Puton, 1898
Scopiastes wallacei Scudder, 1963
Sinierus capensis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus longiceps Linnavuori, 1978
Spilostethus longulus Dallas, 1852
Spilostethus mimus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus elegans Wolff, 1802
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus
Spilostethus pandurus tetricus Horváth, 1909
Spilostethus rivularis epimetheus Linnavuori, 1974
Spilostethus rivularis meleagros Linnavuori, 1974
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Spilostethus saxatilis lusitanicus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus saxatilis saxatilis
Stalaria nysias Linnavuori, 1978
Stenaptula angusticollis H.Lindberg, 1939
Stilbocoris triangularis Linnavuori, 1978
Tropidothorax leucopterus Goeze, 1778
Tropidothorax leucopterus leucopterus

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in North Africa
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
20
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
5
24
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