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Checklist for Subfamily Lygaeinae Schilling, 1829
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
209
5311
23131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
152
4750
20612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
70
1638
6830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
31
830
2613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
13
279
1175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
107
393
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
28
155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
28 Genera with 155 Species
#ACGHLMNOPST
Acroleucus Stål, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Aethalotus Stål, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Afraethalotus Scudder, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Anochrostomus Slater, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Apterola Mulsant & Rey, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopleurus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Craspeduchus Stål, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 197522SpeciesTaxom
Hormopleurus Horváth, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 177919SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 183710SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 195431SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Microspilus Stål, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Paranysius Horváth, 18987SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs30SpeciesTaxom
Stenaptula Seidenstücker, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 19737SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
155 Species and 32 Subspecies
Acroleucus subniger Distant, 1882
Acroleucus tullus Stal, 1862
Aethalotus afzelii Stål, 1865
Aethalotus apicimaculatus Distant, 1918
Afraethalotus apicimaculatus Distant, 1918
Afraethalotus canescens Bergroth, 1914
Afraethalotus maculatus Scudder & G...., 1963
Afraethalotus tomentosus Linnavuori, 1978
Anochrostomus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Apterola (Apterola) kuenckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Apterola (Apterola) kunckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Apterola kunckeli kunckeli
Apterola kunckeli obscura Deckert, 1995
Apterola pallida Slater & J.A., 1964
Arocatus longicephalus Slater, 1972
Arocatus roeselii Schilling, 1829
Arocatus sericans Stål, 1859
Arocatus suboeneus Montandon, 1893
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Aspilocoryphus mendicus Fabricius & ..., 1775
Aspilocoryphus unimaculatus V.Signoret, 1860
Aspilocoryphus viduus Lethierry, 1883
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Caenocoris croceosignatus Breddin, 1901
Caenocoris fuscipennis Guerin, 1838
Caenocoris pilosulus Germar & E.F., 1837
Caenocoris simillimus Horvath, 1924
Cosmopleurus fulvipes Dallas, 1852
Graptostethus apicalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Graptostethus carpenteri Distant, 1918
Graptostethus dissidens Montandon, 1893
Graptostethus distanti Reuter & O.M., 1887
Graptostethus electus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus flammatus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus grandis Distant, 1901
Graptostethus guigliai Mancini, 1953
Graptostethus imperialis Mancini, 1939
Graptostethus incomptus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Graptostethus izzardi Slater & J.A., 1964
Graptostethus pictus Distant & W.L., 1901
Graptostethus proximus
Graptostethus rufifemoratus Dallas, 1852
Graptostethus rufus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus septus Germar, 1837
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus servus maculicollis Germar, 1847
Graptostethus servus servus Fabricius, 1787
Graptostethus servus stali Stichel, 1958
Graptostethus sternalis Distant, 1918
Graptostethus swynnertoni Scudder, 1975
Hormopleurus nysiodes
Hormopleurus nysioides Horváth, 1884
Horvathiolus adonis Linnavuori, 1978
Horvathiolus albomaculus H.Lindberg, 1960
Horvathiolus amoenulus Gerstaecker, 1873
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 guttatus sefrensis
Horvathiolus longipilosus Slater & Sperry, 1973
Horvathiolus mendosus Horváth, 1916
Horvathiolus obscurus Linnavuori, 1978
Horvathiolus rex Slater, J.A...., 1973
Horvathiolus sanctus
Horvathiolus sudd R.Linnavuori, 1978
Horvathiolus superbus Pollich, 1779
Lygaeosoma hirsuta Slater & Sperry, 1973
Lygaeosoma laterale Signoret, 1885
Lygaeosoma muntingi Slater, J.A...., 1973
Lygaeosoma neglecta Distant, 1901
Lygaeosoma neglectum Distant, 1901
Lygaeosoma pilosa Linnavuori, 1978
Lygaeosoma sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeosoma sardeum erythropterum Puton, 1875
Lygaeosoma sardeum numidicum Puton, 1887
Lygaeosoma sardeum sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeus analis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus angulifer Walker, 1872
Lygaeus bettoni Distant, 1901
Lygaeus campestris Distant & W.L., 1892
Lygaeus consentaneus Walker, 1863
Lygaeus contaminatus (Fallen, 1807)⇒ Neolygus contaminatus Fallén, 1807
Lygaeus convergens Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus creticus Lucas, 1854
Lygaeus crocatus
Lygaeus degeni Distant, 1918
Lygaeus desertus Distant, 1892
Lygaeus deustus
Lygaeus dives Distant, 1918
Lygaeus dives dives
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Lygaeus equestris equestris Linnaeus, 1758
Lygaeus equestris lactans Horvath, 1899
Lygaeus fulvipes Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus immaculatus
Lygaeus jucundus Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus lagosensis Distant, 1918
Lygaeus marginifer Walker, 1872
Lygaeus melanurus Germar, 1837
Lygaeus mundus Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus negus Distant, 1918
Lygaeus planitiae Distant, 1892
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus rivularis Germar, 1837
Lygaeus sternalis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus swynnertoni Distant, 1915
Lygaeus vaccaroi Mancini, 1954
Melacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Melacoryphus rubriger C.Stal, 1862
Melanocoryphus albomaculatus Goeze, 1778
Melanocoryphus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Melanocoryphus contaminatus Linnavuori, 1978
Melanocoryphus sudd Linnavuori, 1978
Melanopleurus bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus maculicorium Maldonado Ca..., 1974
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus melanopleurus Uhler, 1893
Melanotelus argillacea Reuter, 1885
Melanotelus argillaceus Reuter, 1885
Melanotelus villiersi Hoberlandt, 1954
Melanotelus villosula C.Stal, 1855
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Microspilus kafferensis Slater, 1964
Microspilus proximus Dallas, 1852
Microspilus ruficornis Lethierry, 1881
Microspilus sternalis Distant, 1918
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Oncopeltus famelicus jucundus Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus bueanus Karsch, 1892
Oncopeltus erebus Distant, 1918
Oncopeltus nigriceps Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus niloticus Distant, 1918
Oncopeltus peringueyi Distant, 1911
Paranysius australis Linnavuori, 1978
Paranysius fallaciosus Puton, 1895
Paranysius fallaciosus fallaciosus
Paranysius fallaciosus priesneri China, 1935
Paranysius fallaciosus sudanensis China, 1935
Paranysius fraterculus Horváth, 1895
Paranysius perplexus Puton, 1898
Scopiastes wallacei Scudder, 1963
Spilostethus altivolens Linnavuori, 1978
Spilostethus amaenus Bolivar, 1879
Spilostethus consanguineus Montandon, 1893
Spilostethus crudelis Fabricius, 1781
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus lemniscatus Stål, 1855
Spilostethus longiceps Linnavuori, 1978
Spilostethus longulus Dallas, 1852
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus merui Scudder, 1962
Spilostethus mimus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus montislunae Bergroth, 1914
Spilostethus nasalis Gerstaecker, 1873
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus asiaticus Kolenati, 1845
Spilostethus pandurus elegans Wolff, 1802
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus
Spilostethus pandurus tetricus Horváth, 1909
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Spilostethus rivularis epimetheus Linnavuori, 1974
Spilostethus rivularis meleagros Linnavuori, 1974
Spilostethus rivularis rivularis
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Spilostethus saxatilis lusitanicus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus saxatilis saxatilis
Spilostethus stehliki Decker, 2013
Spilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794
Stenaptula angusticollis H.Lindberg, 1939
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Tropidothorax cruciger Motschulsky, 1859
Tropidothorax leucopterus Goeze, 1778
Tropidothorax leucopterus leucopterus
Tropidothorax sternalis Dallas, 1852
Tropidothorax sternalis sternalis Dallas, 1852
Tropidothorax villersi Slater & Wilcox, 1973
Tropidothorax villiersi Slater & Wilcox, 1973


Links, sources and further information
Lygaeinae at artfakta.se
Lygaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Lygaeinae at itis.gov