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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
87
546
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
68
456
833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
24
154
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
16
64
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
27
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
12 Genera with 16 Species
Graptostethus Stål, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 02SpeciesTaxom
Masoas Distant, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Metadieuches Distant, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1837False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Sinierus Distant, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1837Milkweed bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Stenaptula Seidenstücker, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Stilbocoris Bergroth, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Thyrothanus Scudder, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Graptostethus flammatus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus grandis Distant, 1901
Graptostethus rufus Distant, 1918
Lygaeus dives Distant, 1918
Lygaeus dives dives
Masoas grandis Scudder, 1962
Metadieuches dispar Haglund, 1895
Nysius senecionis binotatus Germar, 1837
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Pylorgus equatorius Scudder, 1962
Sinierus capensis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus montislunae Bergroth, 1914
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Stenaptula angusticollis H.Lindberg, 1939
Stilbocoris distinctus Scudder, 1962
Thyrothanus niger Scudder, 1957

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Uganda
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
5
9
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