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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
89
480
779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
78
446
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
42
246
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
24
149
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
11
48
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
19
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
6 Genera with 14 Species
Apterola Mulsant & Rey, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apterola pallida Slater & J.A., 1964
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Graptostethus grandis Distant, 1901
Graptostethus izzardi Slater & J.A., 1964
Graptostethus septus Germar, 1837
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Horvathiolus longipilosus Slater & Sperry, 1973
Melanotelus villosula C.Stal, 1855
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus elegans Wolff, 1802
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier


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