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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
101
950
2550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
67
823
2271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
24
233
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
19
106
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
10
54
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
26
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
7 Genera with 13 Species
Afraethalotus Scudder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19756SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 0Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
13 Species and 3 Subspecies
Afraethalotus apicimaculatus Distant, 1918
Arocatus longicephalus Slater, 1972
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Graptostethus apicalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Graptostethus carpenteri Distant, 1918
Graptostethus electus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus grandis Distant, 1901
Graptostethus servus servus Fabricius, 1787
Graptostethus swynnertoni Scudder, 1975
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus rivularis rivularis


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