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Checklist for Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
38
86
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
36
83
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
17
48
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
13
42
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
4
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
4 Families width 17 Species
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs12SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs0SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs4SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
13 Genera with 17 Species
Caprhiobia Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodemus Fieber, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Lethaeus Dallas, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Metochus Scott, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Migdilybs Hesse, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Naphius Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1852False Chinch Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
17 Species
Caprhiobia lineola Dallas, 1852
Lethaeus ater Thunberg, 1822
Lygaeus crocatus
Lygaeus deustus
Lygaeus immaculatus
Lygaeus mundus Dallas, 1852
Metochus uniguttatus Thunberg, 1822
Migdilybs biguttatus Thunberg, 1822
Naphius apicalis Dallas, 1852
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius pallens Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Oxycarenus annulipes Germar, 1837
Spilostethus crudelis Fabricius, 1781
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Tropidothorax cruciger Motschulsky, 1859

Subnodes of Lygaeoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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