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Checklist for Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
62
313
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
54
280
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
21
80
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
13
44
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
25
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
7 Families width 37 Species and 6 Subspecies
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs13SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs12SpeciesTaxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860Big-eyed Bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Heterogastridae Stål, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Malcidae Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18625SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
25 Genera with 37 Species
#ADGHILNOPRST
Aethalotus Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Dieuches Dohrn, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Diniella Bergroth, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Geocoris Fallen, 1837Big-eyed Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Horridipamera Malipatil, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hyginellus Distant, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Hyginus Stål, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodemus Fieber, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Lamproceps Reuter, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lanchnophorus Reuter, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lethaeus Dallas, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lophoraglius Wagner, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Naphius Stål, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Neochauliops Å tys, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Neolethaeus Distant, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1852False Chinch Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Panchaea Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Parastilbocoris Carayon, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Remaudiereana Hoberlandt, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 0Milkweed bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Stilbocoris Bergroth, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
37 Species and 6 Subspecies
Aethalotus afzelii Stål, 1865
Dieuches armipes Fabricius, 1794
Diniella marginatus V.Signoret, 1860
Geocoris aethiops Distant, 1901
Geocoris ruficeps Germar, 1837
Graptostethus apicalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Graptostethus rufifemoratus Dallas, 1852
Graptostethus servus servus Fabricius, 1787
Horridipamera inconspicuus Dallas, 1852
Hyginellus gayei Distant, 1913
Hyginellus tropicus Scudder, 1962
Hyginus guinensis Scudder & G...., 1959
Ischnodemus fallax Slater, J.A...., 1970
Lamproceps indicus Dallas, 1852
Lanchnophorus singalensis Dohrn & F.A., 1860
Lethaeus africanus Dallas & W.S., 1852
Lophoraglius guttulatus C.Stal, 1865
Lophoraglius niloticus R.Linnavuori, 1978
Naphius equatorius Scudder & G...., 1969
Neochauliops laciniata E.Bergroth, 1916
Neolethaeus giganteus Scudder, 1963
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius senecionis binotatus Germar, 1837
Nysius albidus Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Oxycarenus (Oxycarenus) lavaterae Fabricius, 1787
Oxycarenus congoensis Samy, 1969
Oxycarenus dudgeoni Distant & W.L., 1906
Oxycarenus fieberi Stål, 1855
Oxycarenus gossipinus Distant, 1906
Panchaea depressa Stål, 1865
Parastilbocoris pilosus H.Schouteden, 1957
Remaudiereana annulipes Bärensprung, 1859
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus
Stilbocoris natalensis Distant & W.L., 1918
Tropidothorax sternalis Dallas, 1852
Tropidothorax sternalis sternalis Dallas, 1852

Subnodes of Lygaeoidea with occurrences in Sierra Leone
FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHeterogastridae
Stål, 1872
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMalcidae
Stål, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
11
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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