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Checklist for Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
and region Malta (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1410
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
217
1408
2520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1399
2507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
44
182
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
37
174
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
16
57
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
10
23
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
6
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malta
6 Families width 20 Species and 3 Subspecies
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs9SpeciesTaxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851Stilt bug1SpeciesTaxom
Cymidae Baerensprung, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs5SpeciesTaxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860Big-eyed Bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18622SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malta
17 Genera with 20 Species
Apterola Mulsant & Rey, 03SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Berytinus Kirkaldy, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopleurus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Cymodema Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Emblethis Fieber, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Geocoris Fallen, 1790Big-eyed Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Hyalochilus Fieber, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Liolobus Reuter, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Macropternella Slater, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Metopoplax Fieber, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Microtomideus Reuter, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Orsillus Dallas, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1775Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochilus Stål, 17901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta
20 Species and 3 Subspecies
Apterola (Apterola) kuenckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Apterola (Apterola) kunckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Apterola kunckeli kunckeli
Arocatus longiceps Stål, 1872Plane Tree Bug
Berytinus (Lizinus) setipennis Saunders, 1876
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Cosmopleurus fulvipes Dallas, 1852
Cymodema tabida tabida Spinola, 1837
Emblethis verbasci Fabricius, 1803
Geocoris (Geocoris) acuticeps Signoret, 1881
Geocoris (Geocoris) megacephalus Rossi, 1790
Horvathiolus amoenulus Gerstaecker, 1873
Horvathiolus superbus Pollich, 1779
Hyalochilus ovatulus Costa, 1853
Liolobus walkeri E.Saunders, 1876
Macropternella convexa Fieber, 1837
Metopoplax ditomoides Costa, 1843Seed bug
Microtomideus leucodermus Fieber, 1861
Orsillus reyi Puton, 1871
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Xanthochilus saturnius Rossi, 1790Mediterranean Seed Bug

Subnodes of Lygaeoidea with occurrences in Malta
FamilyBerytidae
Fieber, 1851
stilt bug, Stilt bugs, Stiltbugs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCymidae
Baerensprung, 1860
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGeocoridae
Baerensprung, 1860
Big-eyed Bugs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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