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Checklist for Subfamily Lygaeinae Schilling, 1829
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
19
131
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
19
131
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
17
129
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
13
99
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
44
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
26
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
11
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
11 Genera with 31 Species
Apterola Mulsant & Rey, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopleurus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 18376SpeciesTaxom
Hormopleurus Horváth, 01SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 05SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Paranysius Horváth, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs12SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
31 Species and 2 Subspecies
Apterola (Apterola) kuenckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Cosmopleurus fulvipes Dallas, 1852
Graptostethus apicalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Graptostethus grandis Distant, 1901
Graptostethus incomptus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Graptostethus proximus
Graptostethus rufus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus septus Germar, 1837
Hormopleurus nysiodes
Horvathiolus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Horvathiolus guttatus sefrensis
Horvathiolus mendosus Horváth, 1916
Horvathiolus sanctus
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Oncopeltus nigriceps Dallas, 1852
Paranysius fallaciosus Puton, 1895
Paranysius fraterculus Horváth, 1895
Spilostethus altivolens Linnavuori, 1978
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus lemniscatus Stål, 1855
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus mimus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus montislunae Bergroth, 1914
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Spilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794
Tropidothorax sternalis Dallas, 1852


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