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Checklist for Subfamily Lygaeinae Schilling, 1829
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
37
132
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
32
91
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
16
38
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
9
25
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
3
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
3 Genera with 5 Species
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1855Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
5 Species
Lygaeus desertus Distant, 1892
Lygaeus planitiae Distant, 1892
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus lemniscatus Stål, 1855


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