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Checklist for Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
19
131
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
19
131
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
17
129
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
13
99
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
44
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afrotropical
8 Families width 110 Species and 11 Subspecies
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs59SpeciesTaxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851Stilt bug9SpeciesTaxom
Malcidae Stål, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Cymidae Baerensprung, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs13SpeciesTaxom
Heterogastridae Stål, 18725SpeciesTaxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860Big-eyed Bugs18SpeciesTaxom
Artheneidae Stål, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afrotropical
44 Genera with 110 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPSTY
Apterola Mulsant & Rey, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Atrademus Slater, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopeltus Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Blissiella Slater, 02SpeciesTaxom
Cametanthus Stusak, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Capodemus Slater & Sweet, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Caprhiobia Scudder, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Capyella Breddin, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Chauliops Scott, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopleurus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Cymodema Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cymus Hahn, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphoberytus Stusak, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphopterus Stål, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Dinomachus Distant, 19575SpeciesTaxom
Engistus Fieber, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Geocoris Fallen, 1873Big-eyed Bug19SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 18376SpeciesTaxom
Haemobaphus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Holcocranum Fieber, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Hormopleurus Horváth, 01SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 05SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodemus Fieber, 19648SpeciesTaxom
Lygaesoma1SpeciesTaxom
Macchiademus Slater & Wilcox, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Madrorgus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Melanostethus Stål, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Metacanthus Costa, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Micaredemus Slater, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Neochauliops Å tys, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Neometacanthus Stusak, 01SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Paranysius Horváth, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs12SpeciesTaxom
Staglagmostethus1SpeciesTaxom
Stenophthalmicus A. Costa, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Talpoblissus Slater & Wilcox, 01SpeciesTaxom
Triconulus Horváth, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Yemma Horváth, 19741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
110 Species and 11 Subspecies
Apterola (Apterola) kuenckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Atrademus fusconervosus C.Stal, 1865
Aulacopeltus excavatus Fabricius, 1781
Blissiella castaneus
Blissiella micana
Cametanthus madagascarensis Stusak, 1967
Capodemus bispinosus Slater & Sweet, 1972
Capodemus darwini Slater & J.A., 1964
Capodemus rostratus Slater & J.A., 1964
Capodemus wilcoxae Slater, J.A...., 1972
Caprhiobia lineola Dallas, 1852
Caprhiobia pallipes Scudder, 1962
Caprhiobia similis Scudder, 1962
Capyella brevispina apunctata Stusak, 1968
Capyella etiennei H.Schouteden, 1913
Capyella malacaipa C.Stal, 1855
Chauliops rutherfordi Distant, 1904
Cosmopleurus fulvipes Dallas, 1852
Cymodema tabidum Spinola, 1837Curtis' spurge
Cymus capeneri A.Hamid, 1975
Cymus rufescens Hamid, 1975
Dimorphoberytus variabilis Stusak, 1965
Dimorphopterus cornipes Hesse, 1925
Dimorphopterus latoides Slater & J.A., 1967
Dimorphopterus similis Slater & J.A., 1964
Dimorphopterus tenuatus Slater & J.A., 1964
Dimorphopterus zuluensis Slater & J.A., 1964
Dinomachus elegans Scudder & G...., 1957
Dinomachus grandis Scudder & G...., 1957
Dinomachus majusculus Scudder & G...., 1957
Dinomachus marshalli Distant, 1901
Dinomachus reidi Scudder & G...., 1957
Engistus boops Dufour, 1857
Engistus exsanguis Stål, 1872
Engistus exsanguis conspurcatus Horvath, 1911
Geocoris (Eilatus) chloroticus Puton, 1888
Geocoris (Geocoris) cardinalis Puton, 1874
Geocoris (Geocoris) collaris Puton, 1878
Geocoris collaris confluens Puton, 1876
Geocoris collaris dolosus Dajoz, 1963
Geocoris collaris vestitus Montandon, 1916
Geocoris (Geocoris) erytrops Dufour, 1857
Geocoris (Geocoris) hispidulus Puton, 1874
Geocoris megacephalus occipitalis Dufour, 1857
Geocoris (Geocoris) pubescens Jakovlev, 1871
Geocoris luridus luridus
Geocoris danalicus Linnavuori, 1978
Geocoris fedtschenkoi Reuter, 1885
Geocoris flaviceps flaviceps
Geocoris liolestes Hesse, 1947
Geocoris nigreceps
Geocoris nigreceps henoni
Geocoris rutilus Distant, 1904
Geocoris timidus Puton, 1873
Graptostethus apicalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Graptostethus grandis Distant, 1901
Graptostethus incomptus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Graptostethus proximus
Graptostethus rufus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus septus Germar, 1837
Haemobaphus concinnus Dallas, 1852
Holcocranum saturejae Kolenati, 1845Cattail bug
Hormopleurus nysiodes
Horvathiolus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Horvathiolus guttatus sefrensis
Horvathiolus mendosus Horváth, 1916
Horvathiolus sanctus
Ischnodemus asciaformis Slater & Har..., 1970
Ischnodemus basalis F.Walker, 1872
Ischnodemus brevirostris Bergroth, 1916
Ischnodemus brincki Slater, 1966
Ischnodemus canaliculus Slater & J.A., 1964
Ischnodemus fallax Slater, J.A...., 1970
Ischnodemus obversus Slater, J.A...., 1970
Ischnodemus parabasalis Slater, 1964
Lygaesoma neglecta
Macchiademus capensis Slater, 1964
Macchiademus denticulatus
Macchiademus diplopterus Distant, 1903
Madrorgus malagasicus Scudder & G...., 1962
Melanostethus marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Metacanthus mollis Stusak, 1964
Micaredemus antennatus Slater & J.A., 1967
Micaredemus pusillus Dallas & W.S., 1852
Neochauliops laciniata E.Bergroth, 1916
Neometacanthus picticornis
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius salti Usinger, 1952
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Oncopeltus nigriceps Dallas, 1852
Paranysius fallaciosus Puton, 1895
Paranysius fraterculus Horváth, 1895
Pylorgus aethiopicus Scudder & G...., 1964
Pylorgus equatorius Scudder, 1962
Pylorgus maculatus Reuter, 1882
Spilostethus altivolens Linnavuori, 1978
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus lemniscatus Stål, 1855
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus mimus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus montislunae Bergroth, 1914
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Spilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794
Staglagmostethus fuscatus
Stenophthalmicus hirticornis Lindberg, 1939
Talpoblissus cynoides
Triconulus aegyptius Horváth, 1905
Tropidothorax sternalis Dallas, 1852
Yemma gracilis R.Linnavuori, 1974

Subnodes of Lygaeoidea with occurrences in Afrotropical
FamilyArtheneidae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBerytidae
Fieber, 1851
stilt bug, Stilt bugs, Stiltbugs
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCymidae
Baerensprung, 1860
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGeocoridae
Baerensprung, 1860
Big-eyed Bugs
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeterogastridae
Stål, 1872
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
26
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMalcidae
Stål, 1865
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Lygaeoidea at artfakta.se
Lygaeoidea at dyntaxa.se
Lygaeoidea at itis.gov