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Checklist for Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2638
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2630
5969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2623
5962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
63
394
677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
55
380
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
27
149
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
16
75
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
39
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afghanistan
8 Families width 53 Species and 7 Subspecies
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851Stilt bug2SpeciesTaxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860Big-eyed Bugs6SpeciesTaxom
Cymidae Baerensprung, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs16SpeciesTaxom
Heterogastridae Stål, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs18SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afghanistan
39 Genera with 53 Species
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Auchenodes Horváth, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Berytinus Kirkaldy, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Bledionotus Reuter, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cymus Hahn, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Drymus Fieber, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Emblethis Fieber, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Engistus Fieber, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eremocoris Fieber, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Geocoris Fallen, 1790Big-eyed Bug4SpeciesTaxom
Heterogaster Schilling, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodemus Fieber, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lanchnophorus Reuter, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Leptodemus cf Zelinka, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrocoris Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Macropes Motschulsky, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Macroplax Fieber, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Metopoplax Fieber, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Neides Latreille, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nithecus Horváth, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1804False Chinch Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Ortholomus Stal, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Paranysius Horváth, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parapolycrates Reuter, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Perimeda Reuter, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Peritrechus Fieber, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Platyplax Fieber, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pterotmetus Amyot & Serv..., 18291SpeciesTaxom
Raglius Stål, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromus Hahn, 1938Ground-Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Scolopostethus Fieber, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 0Milkweed bugs5SpeciesTaxom
Trapezonotus Fieber, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
53 Species and 7 Subspecies
Auchenodes conspersus Jakovlev & B.E., 1885
Berytinus hirticornis hirticornis Brullé, 1836
Bledionotus systellonotoides Reuter, 1878
Cymus glandicolor Hahn, 1831
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Fabricius, 1775
Emblethis verbasci Fabricius, 1803
Engistus exsanguis exsanguis
Eremocoris plebejus plebejus Fallen, 1807
Geocoris (Eilatus) chloroticus Puton, 1888
Geocoris (Geocoris) ater Fabricius, 1787
Geocoris (Geocoris) lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Geocoris (Geocoris) megacephalus Rossi, 1790
Heterogaster urticae Fabricius, 1775Nettle Ground Bug
Horvathiolus superbus Pollich, 1779
Ischnodemus caspius Jakovlev, 1871
Ischnodemus quadratus Fieber, 1837
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lanchnophorus singalensis Dohrn & F.A., 1860
Leptodemus minutus Jakovlev, 1876
Ligyrocoris sylvestris Linnaeus, 1758
Lygaeosoma sardeum sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeus creticus Lucas, 1854
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Lygaeus simulans Deckert, 1985
Macropes hoberlandti Slater & Ahmad, 1967
Macroplax preyssleri Fieber, 1837
Melanocoryphus albomaculatus Goeze, 1778
Metopoplax origani Kolenati, 1845
Neides afghanus Seidenstücker, 1968
Nithecus jacobaeae Schilling, 1829
Nysius (Macroparius) cymoides Spinola, 1837
Nysius (Macroparius) graminicola Kolenati, 1846
Nysius (Nysius) thymi Wolff, 1804Lygaeid bug
Ortholomus punctipennis Herrich-Scha..., 1838
Oxycarenus laetus Körby, 1891Cotton seed bug
Paranysius fraterculus fraterculus
Parapolycrates dichrous Kiritshenko, 1963
Perimeda scudderi Kiritshenko, 1967
Peritrechus geniculatus Hahn, 1832
Peritrechus gracilicornis Puton, 1877
Platyplax salviae Schilling, 1829
Pterotmetus staphyliniformis Schilling, 1829
Raglius confusus Reuter, 1886
Rhyparochromus (Rhyparochromus) phoeniceus Rossi, 1794
Rhyparochromus (Rhyparochromus) pini Linnaeus, 1758
Rhyparochromus nuristanicus Kiritshenko, 1938
Scolopostethus thomsoni Reuter, 1874Dwarf mountain lupine
Spilostethus longulus Dallas, 1852
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus rubriceps Horváth, 1899
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Spilostethus saxatilis saxatilis
Trapezonotus (Trapezonotus) desertus Seidenstcker, 1951
Tropidothorax leucopterus Goeze, 1778
Tropidothorax leucopterus leucopterus

Subnodes of Lygaeoidea with occurrences in Afghanistan
FamilyBerytidae
Fieber, 1851
stilt bug, Stilt bugs, Stiltbugs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCymidae
Baerensprung, 1860
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGeocoridae
Baerensprung, 1860
Big-eyed Bugs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeterogastridae
Stål, 1872
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
11
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
13
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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