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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
101
556
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
83
524
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
34
212
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
20
126
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
28
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
13
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
13 Genera with 22 Species
Allocentrum Bergroth, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopeltus Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Capodemus Slater & Sweet, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Distadieuches Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Naphiellus Scudder, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
22 Species and 3 Subspecies
Allocentrum crassifemur Stål, 1855
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Aulacopeltus minor Distant, 1903
Capodemus navis Slater, 1964
Distadieuches crudelis Haglund, 1895
Graptostethus septus Germar, 1837
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus swynnertoni Scudder, 1975
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Horvathiolus longipilosus Slater & Sperry, 1973
Lygaeus swynnertoni Distant, 1915
Melanotelus villosula C.Stal, 1855
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Naphiellus dilutus G.Horvath, 1892
Naphiellus ferrugineus Distant, 1918
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Oncopeltus famelicus jucundus Dallas, 1852
Pylorgus aethiopicus Scudder & G...., 1964
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Spilostethus rivularis rivularis
Spilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
7
15
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