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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
76
406
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
76
406
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
399
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
12
58
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
12
58
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
8
39
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
5
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
5
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sahara
6 Genera with 7 Species
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1838False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Paranysius Horváth, 01SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1775Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
7 Species and 3 Subspecies
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Horvathiolus mendosus Horváth, 1916
Lygaeosoma sardeum numidicum Puton, 1887
Nysius groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paranysius fallaciosus fallaciosus
Spilostethus longulus Dallas, 1852
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Sahara
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)
Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)


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