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Checklist for Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
and region Kandy (Central Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
154
481
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
154
481
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
441
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
30
48
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
29
46
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
14
22
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
12
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kandy
7 Families width 12 Species
Heterogastridae Stål, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860Big-eyed Bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Ninidae (Barber, 1956)2SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kandy
11 Genera with 12 Species
Dinomachus Distant, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Germalus Stål, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Harmostica Bergroth, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Horridipamera Malipatil, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Macropes Motschulsky, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Metochus Scott, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Ninus Stål, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ossipaga Distant, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kandy
12 Species
Dinomachus rhacinus Distant, 1906
Germalus greeni Distant, 1910
Graptostethus argentatus Fabricius, 1803
Harmostica ornata Distant & W.L., 1903
Horridipamera nietneri Dohrn, 1860
Macropes dentipes Motschulsky, 1859
Macropes privus Distant, 1909
Metochus uniguttatus Thunberg, 1822
Ninus insignis Stål, 1860
Ossipaga ceylanica (Distant, 1918)⇒ Ninus insignis Stål, 1860
Oxycarenus saniosus Distant & W.L., 1910
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Lygaeoidea with occurrences in Kandy
FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGeocoridae
Baerensprung, 1860
Big-eyed Bugs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeterogastridae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNinidae
Barber, 1956
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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