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Checklist for Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
115
749
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
85
648
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
40
269
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
21
159
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
50
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
8 Families width 93 Species and 5 Subspecies
Piesmatidae Amyot & Audi..., 1843Ash grey leaf bug0SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs26SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs43SpeciesTaxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851Stilt bug3SpeciesTaxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860Big-eyed Bugs7SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs7SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
50 Genera with 93 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
Afropiesma Péricart, 1974
0SpeciesTaxom
Allocentrum Bergroth, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Botocudo Kirkaldy, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Dieuches Dohrn, 197315SpeciesTaxom
Diniella Bergroth, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Distadieuches Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Elasmolomus Stål, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Emblethis Fieber, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Ethaltomarus Scudder, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Exopamera Distant, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Gampsocoris Fuss, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Geocoris Fallen, 1908Big-eyed Bug5SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Hypogeocoris Montandon, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodemus Fieber, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Lanchnophorus Reuter, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Lasiosomus Fieber, 03SpeciesTaxom
Lethaeus Dallas, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Lophoraglius Wagner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Macropes Motschulsky, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Masoas Distant, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Metacanthus Costa, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Micaredemus Slater, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Microspilus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Naphius Stål, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1837False Chinch Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 18376SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphlegyas Slater, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphylegyas1SpeciesTaxom
Paleologus Distant, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Paraberytus Stusak, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Paromius Fieber, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Pholeolygaeus1SpeciesTaxom
Plinthisus Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Polycrates Stål, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopachybrachius Malipatil, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Raglius Stål, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Salaciola Bergroth, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Scolopostethus Fieber, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 0Milkweed bugs7SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatonotum Lindberg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Stilbocoris Bergroth, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Tropistethus Fieber, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
93 Species and 5 Subspecies
Allocentrum crassifemur Stål, 1855
Arocatus suboeneus Montandon, 1893
Botocudo ferrugineus R.Linnavuori, 1978
Botocudo giloensis R.Linnavuori, 1978
Camptocoris typus Distant, 1918
Dieuches abundans Eyles, 1973
Dieuches africanus Distant, 1918
Dieuches albostriatus Fabricius, 1803
Dieuches armatipes Walker, 1872
Dieuches armipes Fabricius, 1794
Dieuches coenosus Stal, 1865
Dieuches elgonensis Eyles, 1973
Dieuches opaciclavus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches parallelus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches placidus Stål, 1865
Dieuches scioensis Lethierry, 1881
Dieuches scudderi Eyles, 1973
Dieuches triangulus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches tropis Eyles, 1973
Dieuches virgatus Eyles, 1973
Diniella laevicollis Reuter, 1882
Diniella nitida Reuter, 1882
Distadieuches crudelis Haglund, 1895
Elasmolomus alboannulatus Scudder & G...., 1967
Elasmolomus transversus V.Signoret, 1860
Emblethis gracilicornis Puton, 1883
Ethaltomarus glabrosus Scudder, 1963
Exopamera aethiopica Distant & W.L., 1918
Geocoris (Geocoris) lineola Rambur, 1839
Geocoris amabilis Stål, 1855
Geocoris lineolus cognatus Fieber, 1861
Geocoris ruficeps Germar, 1837
Geocoris sjostedti Montandon, 1908
Graptostethus electus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus grandis Distant, 1901
Graptostethus imperialis Mancini, 1939
Graptostethus septus Germar, 1837
Hypogeocoris kilimandjariensis kilimandjariensis
Hypogeocoris lucidus Linnavuori, 1978
Ischnodemus basalis F.Walker, 1872
Ischnodemus grossus Slater, 1977
Ischnodemus inornatus Slater & Har..., 1970
Ischnodemus montanus Slater & Har..., 1970
Ischnodemus ocellaris Slater & Har..., 1970
Ischnodemus venustus Slater & J.A., 1964
Lanchnophorus flavus Scudder, 1971
Lanchnophorus singalensis Dohrn & F.A., 1860
Lasiosomus lasiosomoides Bergevin, 1930
Lasiosomus sedulus Bergroth, 1920
Lasiosomus sedulus sedulus
Lethaeus africanus Dallas & W.S., 1852
Lethaeus cribratissimus Stål, 1858
Lethaeus masaicus Scudder, 1962
Lophoraglius guttulatus C.Stal, 1865
Lygaeus bettoni Distant, 1901
Macropes africanus Slater & Wilcox, 1973
Melanotelus villosula C.Stal, 1855
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Metacanthus microphtalmus Stusak, 1965
Micaredemus wilcoxae Hamid & Slater, 1980
Microspilus proximus Dallas, 1852
Naphius apicalis Dallas, 1852
Naphius zavattarii C.Mancini, 1948
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius senecionis binotatus Germar, 1837
Oncopeltus erebus Distant, 1918
Oxycarenus annulipes Germar, 1837
Oxycarenus fieberi Stål, 1855
Oxycarenus gossipinus Distant, 1906
Oxycarenus longirostris Samy, 1969
Oxycarenus multiformis Samy, 1969
Oxycarenus rufiventris Germar & E.F., 1837
Pachyphlegyas modigliani Slater, 1955
Pachyphylegyas modigliani Lethierry, 1888
Paleologus feanus Distant & W.L., 1902
Paraberytus mirabilis Stusak, 1965
Paromius paraclypeatus Scudder & G...., 1969
Pholeolygaeus garnhami Miller, 1957
Plinthisus hirsutus Slater, 1964
Polycrates consutus Germar, 1837
Polycrates hirticollis Scudder, 1963
Pseudopachybrachius capicolus C.Stal, 1874
Pylorgus ferruginosus Scudder, 1962
Raglius alboacuminatus Goeze, 1778Dirt-colored seed bug
Salaciola signaticornis R.Linnavuori, 1978
Scolopostethus maumus Scudder & G...., 1962
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus longulus Dallas, 1852
Spilostethus mimus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus nasalis Gerstaecker, 1873
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus
Stigmatonotum capucinum C.Stal, 1865
Stilbocoris galla Linnavuori, 1978
Tropistethus seminitens Puton, 1889

Subnodes of Lygaeoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyBerytidae
Fieber, 1851
stilt bug, Stilt bugs, Stiltbugs
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGeocoridae
Baerensprung, 1860
Big-eyed Bugs
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
19
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPachygronthidae
Stål, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPiesmatidae
Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
ash grey leaf bug, Ash-gray Leaf Bugs, Ash-grey leaf bugs
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
20
43
Genera
Species

Taxom



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