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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
115
749
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
85
648
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
40
269
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
21
159
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
50
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
19
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
8 Genera with 16 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Microspilus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 0Milkweed bugs7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arocatus suboeneus Montandon, 1893
Graptostethus electus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus grandis Distant, 1901
Graptostethus imperialis Mancini, 1939
Graptostethus septus Germar, 1837
Lygaeus bettoni Distant, 1901
Melanotelus villosula C.Stal, 1855
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Microspilus proximus Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus erebus Distant, 1918
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus longulus Dallas, 1852
Spilostethus mimus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus nasalis Gerstaecker, 1873
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus


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