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Checklist for Subfamily Lygaeinae Schilling, 1829
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
941
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
859
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
48
353
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
24
196
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
60
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
28
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
11
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
11 Genera with 26 Species
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18377SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Microspilus Stål, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 02SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs8SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Horvathiolus amoenulus Gerstaecker, 1873
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Lygaeosoma neglecta Distant, 1901
Lygaeus contaminatus (Fallen, 1807)⇒ Neolygus contaminatus Fallén, 1807
Lygaeus crocatus
Lygaeus deustus
Lygaeus immaculatus
Lygaeus melanurus Germar, 1837
Lygaeus mundus Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus rivularis Germar, 1837
Melanotelus villosula C.Stal, 1855
Microspilus kafferensis Slater, 1964
Microspilus proximus Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Spilostethus crudelis Fabricius, 1781
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus lemniscatus Stål, 1855
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Spilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Tropidothorax cruciger Motschulsky, 1859


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