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Checklist for Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
85
764
2361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
66
709
2204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
25
264
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
19
117
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
40
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Guinea
9 Families width 82 Species and 16 Subspecies
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs28SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs9SpeciesTaxom
Colobathristidae Stål, 186615SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs10SpeciesTaxom
Heterogastridae Stål, 18728SpeciesTaxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860Big-eyed Bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851Stilt bug3SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 18656SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Guinea
40 Genera with 82 Species
#ABCDGHILMNOPRS
Acrobrachys Horváth, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Botocudo Kirkaldy, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Brachyphyma Horváth, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Capodemus Slater & Sweet, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Clerada Signoret, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dentisblissus Slater, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Depressignus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dieuches Dohrn, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphopterus Stål, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Dinomachus Distant, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Geocoris Fallen, 1933Big-eyed Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Gyndes Stål, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Heissothignus Slater & Bra..., 20063SpeciesTaxom
Hyginus Stål, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Iphicrates Distant, 19616SpeciesTaxom
Lilliputocoris Slater & Woo..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Macropes Motschulsky, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Metacanthus Costa, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Minigellus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Mizaldus Distant, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Montaltus Distant, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Neocrompus China, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Neolethaeus Distant, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Nympholethaeus Woodward, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrontha Germar, 19006SpeciesTaxom
Paramahisa Malipatil, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Parathyginus Scudder, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Phaenacantha Horváth, 190412SpeciesTaxom
Pirkimerus Distant, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Pneustocerus Horváth, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhobaphus Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ruavatua Miller, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Scintillademus Slater, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastella Slater, 06SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 196311SpeciesTaxom
Stictocricus Horvath, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
82 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acrobrachys angustus Horvath, 1914
Botocudo cavernicola Slater & J.A., 1984
Brachyphyma argutum Horvath, 1904
Brachyphyma ochraceum Horvath, 1904
Brachyphyma papuense Horvath, 1904
Capodemus sinuatus Slater, Ashl..., 1969
Clerada bipunctata Horváth, 1909
Dentisblissus umbrosus Slater, 1968
Dentisblissus venosus G.Breddin, 1900
Depressignus browni Scudder & G...., 1962
Dieuches obscuripes Walker, 1872
Dimorphopterus cornutus novaeguineae Ghauri, 1982
Dinomachus australis Carpenter, 1891
Geocoris flaviceps flaviceps
Geocoris leopoldi Schouteden, 1933
Graptostethus incomptus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Gyndes cincticornis Walker, 1872
Heissothignus armatus Slater & Bra..., 2006
Heissothignus perfectus Slater & Bra..., 2006
Heissothignus reclusus Slater & Bra..., 2006
Hyginus divisus F.Walker, 1872
Iphicrates angulatus Slater, 1961
Iphicrates cervinellus Slater, 1961
Iphicrates lineatus Slater, 1961
Iphicrates neotenicus Slater, 1966
Iphicrates nigritus Slater, 1961
Iphicrates papuensis Slater & J.A., 1961
Lilliputocoris punctatus Woodward, 1959
Lygaeus dispar (Fabricius, 1803)⇒ Phthiacnemia picta Drury, 1773
Macropes australis Distant, 1901
Metacanthus horvathi Stusak, 1964
Metacanthus pulchellus Dallas, 1852
Minigellus cheesmani Scudder & G...., 1962
Mizaldus woodwardi Slater, J.A...., 1963
Montaltus tricolor Distant & W.L., 1888
Neocrompus vevarus Ashlock & Sc..., 1966
Neolethaeus tenebrosus Distant, 1914
Nympholethaeus papuensis Woodward & T.E., 1959
Oncopeltus atrorufus atrorufus
Oncopeltus atrorufus nesiotes Breddin, 1912
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775Cotton bug
Oncopeltus bicinctus Montandon, 1861
Oncopeltus limbicollis Horvath, 1914
Oncopeltus nigripennis Horvath, 1914
Oxycarenus bicolor bicolor Fieber, 1851
Pachygrontha austrina Kirkaldy, 1908
Pachygrontha harrisi Slater, 1955
Pachygrontha longicornis Stål, 1865
Pachygrontha mirabilis Slater, 1978
Pachygrontha variegata Slater & J.A., 1966
Pachygrontha vidua Horváth, 1900
Paramahisa setulosa Horváth, 1909
Parathyginus annulicornis G.Horvath, 1908
Parathyginus comis Horvath, 1908
Parathyginus lugens G.Horvath, 1908
Phaenacantha ambigua Horvath, 1904
Phaenacantha antennalis Horvath, 1904
Phaenacantha biroi Horvath, 1904
Phaenacantha consobrina Horvath, 1904
Phaenacantha conviva Horvath, 1904
Phaenacantha distincta Distant, 1901
Phaenacantha femoralis Horvath, 1904
Phaenacantha mehelyi Horvath, 1904
Phaenacantha pectoralis Stal, 1870
Phaenacantha pilosella Horvath, 1904
Phaenacantha strenua Horvath, 1904
Phaenacantha suturalis Horvath, 1904
Pirkimerus papuensis Slater, 1968
Pneustocerus nigricornis Horváth, 1905
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus leucurus
Ruavatua similis Scudder, 1978
Scintillademus gemmatus Slater & J.A., 1968
Scopiastella cruentus G.Horvath, 1914
Scopiastella plagiatus Stål, 1865
Scopiastella walkeri descriptus Scudder, 1963
Scopiastella walkeri pallidus Scudder, 1963
Scopiastella walkeri papuas Scudder, 1963
Scopiastella walkeri walkeri
Scopiastes brandti brandti
Scopiastes brandti sulphureus Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes cheesmanae Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes diversus diversus
Scopiastes diversus splendidus Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes lucidus Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes maai Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes micheneri Scudder & G...., 1963
Scopiastes ruficeps Blote & H.C., 1972
Scopiastes rufipes rufipes
Scopiastes rufipes wagneri Scudder, 1963

Subnodes of Lygaeoidea with occurrences in New Guinea
FamilyBerytidae
Fieber, 1851
stilt bug, Stilt bugs, Stiltbugs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyColobathristidae
Stål, 1866
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHeterogastridae
Stål, 1872
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
16
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPachygronthidae
Stål, 1865
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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