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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
90
758
1843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
74
704
1747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
31
206
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
17
72
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
24
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
7 Families width 35 Species and 3 Subspecies
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs14SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs6SpeciesTaxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860Big-eyed Bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs8SpeciesTaxom
Heterogastridae Stål, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851Stilt bug1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
24 Genera with 35 Species
#ABDGHILMNOPS
Aristaenetus Distant, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Brentiscerus Scudder, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Dentisblissus Slater, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Geocoris Fallen, 1905Big-eyed Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Germalus Stål, 20222SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Grossander Slater, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Gyndes Stål, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Heissothignus Slater & Bra..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Iphicrates Distant, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Lethaeaster Breddin, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Lilliputocoris Slater & Woo..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Macropes Motschulsky, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Montaltus Distant, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Neolethaeus Distant, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1920False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrontha Germar, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Pactye Stål, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Pneustocerus Horváth, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Popondochromus Dellapé & He..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Scintillademus Slater, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastella Slater, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 19632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
35 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aristaenetus diabolicus Kondorosy, 2019
Brentiscerus australis Bergroth, 1916Seed bug
Brentiscerus putoni White, 1878
Dentisblissus venosus G.Breddin, 1900
Geocoris willeyi Kirkaldy, 1905
Germalus fuscovittatus Malipatil, 2013
Germalus t-nigrum Kóbor & Kond..., 2022
Graptostethus varipictus Slater, 1985Large Milkweed Bug
Grossander papuanus Kondorosy & ..., 2015
Gyndes cincticornis Walker, 1872
Gyndes novaeguineae Malipatil, 1978
Gyndes papuaguineae Malipatil, 1978
Heissothignus baitetus Brailovsky, 2011
Heissothignus slateri Brailovsky, 2011
Iphicrates angulatus Slater, 1961
Iphicrates lineatus Slater, 1961
Iphicrates nigritus Slater, 1961
Iphicrates papuensis Slater & J.A., 1961
Lethaeaster oenonotum Slater, 1983
Lilliputocoris punctatus Woodward, 1959
Macropes australis Distant, 1901
Montaltus tricolor Distant & W.L., 1888
Neolethaeus cantrelli Woodward, 1968
Neolethaeus cheesmanae Woodward & T.E., 1968
Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae Distant, 1920Caledonia seed bug
Oncopeltus atrorufus nesiotes Breddin, 1912
Pachygrontha harrisi Slater, 1955
Pactye ciconia Stål, 1867
Pactye constanti Brailovsky, 2011
Pneustocerus vicinus Stusak, 1992
Popondochromus monteithi Woodward, 1978
Scintillademus gemmatus Slater & J.A., 1968
Scopiastella walkeri vicinus Horvath, 1914
Scopiastes cheesmanae Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes walkeri papuas Scudder, 1963

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

Taxom

FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGeocoridae
Baerensprung, 1860
Big-eyed Bugs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeterogastridae
Stål, 1872
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPachygronthidae
Stål, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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