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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
110
754
1358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
79
654
1192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
35
217
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
22
120
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
10
60
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
23
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
8 Genera with 16 Species
Aethalotus Stål, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Afraethalotus Scudder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19756SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1837Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aethalotus apicimaculatus Distant, 1918
Afraethalotus apicimaculatus Distant, 1918
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Graptostethus apicalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Graptostethus carpenteri Distant, 1918
Graptostethus electus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus septus Germar, 1837
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus swynnertoni Scudder, 1975
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Horvathiolus longipilosus Slater & Sperry, 1973
Melanotelus villosula C.Stal, 1855
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Spilostethus merui Scudder, 1962
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837


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