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Checklist for Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
70
332
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
61
303
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
24
123
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
17
64
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
36
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
9 Families width 48 Species and 2 Subspecies
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs11SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs22SpeciesTaxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851Stilt bug4SpeciesTaxom
Cymidae Baerensprung, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Artheneidae Stål, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Heterogastridae Stål, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
36 Genera with 48 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPRS
Afromydrus Scudder, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Anepsiodes Reuter, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Botocudo Kirkaldy, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Capyella Breddin, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Carvalhodrymus Slater, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Cymodema Spinola, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dieuches Dohrn, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Diniella Bergroth, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Distadieuches Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Elasmolomus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Eranchiellus Scudder, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Gampsocoris Fuss, 02SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Holcocranum Fieber, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Horridipamera Malipatil, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hyginellus Distant, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Hyginus Stål, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Ibexocoris Scudder, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocoridea Horváth, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodemus Fieber, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Kanadyana2SpeciesTaxom
Lamproceps Reuter, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lanchnophorus Reuter, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Lilliputocoris Slater & Woo..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Metacanthus Costa, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Naphiellus Scudder, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Opistostenus Reuter, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Paromius Fieber, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Poeantius Stål, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopachybrachius Malipatil, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Remaudiereana Hoberlandt, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Stalaria Harrington, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatonotum Lindberg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Stilbocoris Bergroth, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
48 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afromydrus slateri Southwood, 1963
Anepsiodes nitidus Reuter, 1882
Botocudo ashanti Southwood, 1963
Capyella ambigua Stusak, 1965
Capyella vulgaris Stusak, 1965
Carvalhodrymus elegans Slater, 1995
Cymodema basicornis Motschulsky, 1863
Dieuches abundans Eyles, 1973
Dieuches armipes Fabricius, 1794
Dieuches flavipes Haglund, 1895
Dieuches microtropis Eyles, 1973
Dieuches vilis Eyles, 1973
Diniella laevicollis Reuter, 1882
Diniella nitida Reuter, 1882
Distadieuches crudelis Haglund, 1895
Elasmolomus pallens Dallas, 1852Peanut Trash Bug
Eranchiellus signandus Scudder & G...., 1957
Gampsocoris africanus Stusak, 1966
Gampsocoris africanus africanus
Graptostethus servus servus Fabricius, 1787
Holcocranum saturejae Kolenati, 1845Cattail bug
Horridipamera bergrothi Horváth, 1892
Horridipamera inconspicuus Dallas, 1852
Hyginellus gayei Distant, 1913
Hyginellus ornatus Kondorosy, 2016
Hyginellus tropicus Scudder, 1962
Hyginus guinensis Scudder & G...., 1959
Ibexocoris absolutus Scudder, 1963
Ischnocoridea elegans G.Horvath, 1892
Ischnodemus asciaformis Slater & Har..., 1970
Ischnodemus fallax Slater, J.A...., 1970
Kanadyana dolora Scudder, 1963
Kanadyana stehliki Kondorosy, 2013
Lamproceps indicus Dallas, 1852
Lanchnophorus flavus Scudder, 1971
Lanchnophorus singalensis Dohrn & F.A., 1860
Lilliputocoris ghanaensis Slater & Woo..., 1982
Metacanthus nitidus Stusak, 1964
Naphiellus dilutus G.Horvath, 1892
Opistostenus ochreipennis Reuter, 1882
Oxycarenus fieberi Stål, 1855
Paromius carvalhoi Slater, 1995
Poeantius gracilicornis Reuter & O.M., 1882
Pseudopachybrachius reductus F.Walker, 1872
Pylorgus maculatus Reuter, 1882
Remaudiereana horvathi Reuter, 1882
Stalaria lestoni Slater & Zheng, 1985
Stigmatonotum capucinum C.Stal, 1865
Stilbocoris distinctus Scudder, 1962

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

Taxom

FamilyBerytidae
Fieber, 1851
stilt bug, Stilt bugs, Stiltbugs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCymidae
Baerensprung, 1860
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeterogastridae
Stål, 1872
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPachygronthidae
Stål, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
14
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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