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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2568
4695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
2567
4694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
2521
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
51
170
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
49
162
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
27
88
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
19
73
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
6
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Zimbabwe
8 Genera with 13 Species
Allocentrum Bergroth, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Distadieuches Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Naphiellus Scudder, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Zimbabwe
13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allocentrum crassifemur Stål, 1855
Distadieuches crudelis Haglund, 1895
Graptostethus septus Germar, 1837
Graptostethus swynnertoni Scudder, 1975
Horvathiolus longipilosus Slater & Sperry, 1973
Lygaeus swynnertoni Distant, 1915
Naphiellus dilutus G.Horvath, 1892
Naphiellus ferrugineus Distant, 1918
Oncopeltus famelicus jucundus Dallas, 1852
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Spilostethus rivularis rivularis
Spilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in South Zimbabwe
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
5
9
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