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Checklist of Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
for Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4744
11078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4729
11035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4620
10820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
89
480
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
78
446
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
42
246
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
24
149
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
11
48
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
11 Families width 80 Species and 2 Subspecies
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs29SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs6SpeciesTaxom
Malcidae Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Cymidae Baerensprung, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs29SpeciesTaxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851Stilt bug0SpeciesTaxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860Big-eyed Bugs5SpeciesTaxom
Artheneidae Stål, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Piesmatidae Amyot & Audi..., 1843Ash grey leaf bug0SpeciesTaxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 18652SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
48 Genera with 80 Species
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Allocentrum Bergroth, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Apterola Mulsant & Rey, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Blissiella Slater, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Blissus Burmeister, 1973Chinch Bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Capodemus Slater & Sweet, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Caprhiobia Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Chauliops Scott, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cymodema Spinola, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Cymus Hahn, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Dieuches Dohrn, 197310SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphopterus Stål, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Diniella Bergroth, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dinomachellus Scudder, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Elasmolomus Stål, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Gampsocoris Fuss, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Geocoris Fallen, 1925Big-eyed Bug5SpeciesTaxom
Graphoraglius Wagner, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Haemobaphus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Holcocranum Fieber, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Horridipamera Malipatil, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Hyalochilus Fieber, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonysius Slater, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodemus Fieber, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Lanchnophorus Reuter, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Leptodemus cf Zelinka, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Lethaeus Dallas, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Lophoraglius Wagner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Masoas Distant, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Naphius Stål, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Neolethaeus Distant, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug5SpeciesTaxom
Opistholeptis1SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Paromius Fieber, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Piesma Lepeletier a..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Piocoris Stål, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Plinthisus Westwood, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Poeantius Stål, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Polycrates Stål, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Psammium1SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs6SpeciesTaxom
Teracrius Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Uttaris Stål, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
80 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allocentrum crassifemur Stål, 1855
Apterola pallida Slater & J.A., 1964
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Blissiella castanea Slater & J.A., 1964
Blissus magnofuscus Slater & Wilcox, 1973
Camptocoris typus Distant, 1918
Capodemus wilcoxae Slater, J.A...., 1972
Caprhiobia lineola Dallas, 1852
Chauliops rutherfordi Distant, 1904
Cymodema tabida (Spinola, 1837)⇒ Cymodema tabidum Spinola, 1837
Cymodema tabidum Spinola, 1837Curtis' spurge
Cymus africanus A.Hamid, 1975
Cymus nocturnus E.Bergroth &..., 1905
Cymus waelbroecki E.Bergroth, 1905
Dieuches armatipes Walker, 1872
Dieuches armipes Fabricius, 1794
Dieuches braunsi Eyles, 1973
Dieuches coenosus Stal, 1865
Dieuches herero Breddin, 1913
Dieuches humilis Reuter, 1887
Dieuches patruelis Stål, 1855
Dieuches scioensis Lethierry, 1881
Dieuches umbrifer Stål, 1855
Dieuches virgatus Eyles, 1973
Dimorphopterus cornipes Hesse, 1925
Dimorphopterus cornutus Slater, 1974Chinch Bug
Dimorphopterus zuluensis Slater & J.A., 1964
Diniella laevicollis Reuter, 1882
Dinomachellus maculatus Scudder & G...., 1957
Elasmolomus consocialis Distant & W.L., 1913
Geocoris (Geocoris) hispidulus Puton, 1874
Geocoris (Geocoris) pubescens Jakovlev, 1871
Geocoris cognatus Fieber, 1861
Geocoris hyalinus Fieber, 1861
Geocoris tenuatus Hesse, 1925
Graphoraglius novitius Distant & W.L., 1892
Graptostethus grandis Distant, 1901
Graptostethus izzardi Slater & J.A., 1964
Graptostethus septus Germar, 1837
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Haemobaphus concinnus Dallas, 1852
Holcocranum saturejae Kolenati, 1845Cattail bug
Horridipamera pullatus Hesse, 1925
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Horvathiolus longipilosus Slater & Sperry, 1973
Hyalochilus scudderi Slater & J.A., 1964
Hyalonysius pallidomaculatus Slater, 1962
Ischnodemus brevicornis (Parshley, 1922)⇒ Ischnodemus hesperius Parshley, 1922
Ischnodemus linearis Stål, 1855
Lanchnophorus singalensis Dohrn & F.A., 1860
Leptodemus irroratus Slater & J.A., 1972
Lethaeus africanus Dallas & W.S., 1852
Lethaeus lethierryi Puton, 1869
Lethaeus longirostris Reuter & O.M., 1887
Lethaeus tartareus Stål, 1865
Lethaeus termitarum Breddin, 1913
Lophoraglius notabilis Distant, 1911
Masoas transvaaliensis Distant & W.L., 1906
Melanotelus villosula C.Stal, 1855
Naphius apicalis Dallas, 1852
Naphius schultzei Breddin, 1913
Neolethaeus aethiopicus Hesse, 1925
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius senecionis binotatus Germar, 1837
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Opistholeptis pallidus
Oxycarenus (Oxycarenus) hyalinipennis Costa, 1843Cotton pest
Paromius attenuatus Dallas, 1852
Paromius gracilis Rambur, 1839
Plinthisus (Locutius) afer G.Horvath, 1906
Poeantius pernix Bergroth, 1921
Polycrates consutus Germar, 1837
Psammium mica Breddin, 1913
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus elegans Wolff, 1802
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Teracrius namaquensis Stål, 1858
Uttaris pallidipennis Stål, 1860

Subnodes of Lygaeoidea with occurrences in Namibia
FamilyArtheneidae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBerytidae
Fieber, 1851
stilt bug, Stilt bugs, Stiltbugs
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCymidae
Baerensprung, 1860
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeocoridae
Baerensprung, 1860
Big-eyed Bugs
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
19
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMalcidae
Stål, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPachygronthidae
Stål, 1865
2
2
Genera
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
14
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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