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Checklist for Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
116
1007
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
89
907
1768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
39
317
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
23
169
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
11
84
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
11 Families width 146 Species and 13 Subspecies
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs36SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs63SpeciesTaxom
Heterogastridae Stål, 18726SpeciesTaxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851Stilt bug9SpeciesTaxom
Malcidae Stål, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Cymidae Baerensprung, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860Big-eyed Bugs6SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs8SpeciesTaxom
Ninidae (Barber, 1956)2SpeciesTaxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18624SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
84 Genera with 146 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPRSTY
Aethalotus Stål, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Altomarus Distant, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Appolonius Distant, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Artemidorus Distant, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Bedunia Stål, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Botocudo Kirkaldy, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Capyella Breddin, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Caridops Bergroth, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Chauliops Scott, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Clerada Signoret, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Cymodema Spinola, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cymoninus Breddin, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Cymus Hahn, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Dieuches Dohrn, 19036SpeciesTaxom
Diniella Bergroth, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Dinomachus Distant, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Elasmolomus Stål, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Eucosmetus Bergroth, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Gampsocoris Fuss, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Geocoris Fallen, 1861Big-eyed Bug5SpeciesTaxom
Germalus Stål, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Gyndes Stål, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Harmostica Bergroth, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hemidiptera Leon, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Hirtomydrus Scudder, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Horridipamera Malipatil, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Hubertiella Kirkaldy, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Iphicrates Distant, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodemus Fieber, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Kanigara Distant, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lamproceps Reuter, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lanchnophorus Reuter, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lemnius Distant, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Lethaeus Dallas, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Lilliputocoris Slater & Woo..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Lophoraglius Wagner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Macropes Motschulsky, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Mahisa Distant, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Malcus Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Meschia Distant, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Metacanthus Costa, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Metochus Scott, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Navarrus Distant, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Neolethaeus Distant, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Neomizaldus Scudder, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ninus Stål, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Notochilaster Breddin, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1872False Chinch Bug5SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Ontiscus Stål, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Opistostenus Reuter, 01SpeciesTaxom
Orieotrechus Scudder, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Ossipaga Distant, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Pachybrachius Hahn, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrontha Germar, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphylegyas1SpeciesTaxom
Pamerana Distant, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Parathyginus Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Paromius Fieber, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Plinthisus Westwood, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pneustocerus Horváth, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Poeantius Stål, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Primierus Distant, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopachybrachius Malipatil, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhobaphus Stål, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Remaudiereana Hoberlandt, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Retoka China, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Rhodiginus Distant, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Sadoletus Distant, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scansidemus Slater & Wilcox, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Siniasinensis Scudder, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatonotum Lindberg, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Suffenus Distant, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Yemmalysus Stusak, 19771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
146 Species and 13 Subspecies
Aethalotus horni Breddin, 1907
Altomarus greeni Distant, 1903
Appolonius cincticornis Walker, 1872
Appolonius crassus Distant & W.L., 1906
Arocatus continctus Distant, 1906
Arocatus sericans Stål, 1859
Artemidorus pressus Distant & W.L., 1903
Aspilocoryphus mendicus mendicus
Aspilocoryphus mendicus sordidulus Breddin, 1907
Bedunia taprobanes Kirkaldy & G.W., 1907
Botocudo fraternus Distant & W.L., 1918
Botocudo pronotalis Slater & J.A., 1979
Botocudo scudderi Slater & J.A., 1979
Botocudo signanda Distant & W.L., 1903
Capyella horni G.Breddin, 1907
Caridops gibbus E.Bergroth, 1894
Caridops nigronitens Distant & W.L., 1918
Chauliops fallax Scott, 1874
Chauliops lobatula Breddin, 1907
Clerada apicicornis Signoret, 1862Seed bug
Cymodema basicornis Motschulsky, 1863
Cymoninus sechellensis Bergroth, 1893
Cymoninus turaensis Paiva, 1919
Cymus ceylonensis A.Hamid, 1975
Dieuches exiguus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches femoralis Dohrn & F.A., 1860
Dieuches indicus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches leucoceras Walker, 1872
Dieuches punctipes Dohrn, 1860
Dieuches uniformis Distant, 1903
Diniella blandula G.Breddin, 1907
Diniella laeviuscula Bergroth, 1918
Diniella sevosa Distant & W.L., 1901
Diniella tartarea Distant & W.L., 1909
Dinomachus indicus Distant, 1909
Dinomachus rhacinus Distant, 1906
Dinomachus sikhimensis Distant, 1904
Elasmolomus lineosus Distant, 1901
Eucosmetus incisus F.Walker, 1872
Gampsocoris bihamatus Distant & W.L., 1909
Geocoris flaviceps fenestellus Breddin, 1901
Geocoris jucundus Fieber, 1861
Geocoris lituratus Fieber, 1844
Geocoris ochropterus Fieber, 1844
Geocoris ornatus Fieber, 1861
Germalus greeni Distant, 1910
Graptostethus argentatus Fabricius, 1803
Graptostethus incomptus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Graptostethus quadratomaculatus Kirby, 1891
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus verticalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Gyndes mimula Breddin, 1907
Gyndes pallicornis Dallas, 1852
Gyndes pseudoincisus Slater, 1979
Harmostica ornata Distant & W.L., 1903
Hirtomydrus angulatus Scudder, 1978
Horridipamera nietneri Dohrn, 1860
Horridipamera subsericeus Breddin, 1907
Hubertiella cardamomi Kirkaldy & G.W., 1902
Hubertiella reticulata Stusak, 1971
Iphicrates subauratus Distant & W.L., 1903
Ischnodemus noctulus Distant, 1901
Kanigara flavomarginata Distant & W.L., 1906
Lamproceps simulans Distant & W.L., 1906
Lanchnophorus singalensis Dohrn & F.A., 1860
Lemnius ovatus Distant & W.L., 1904
Lethaeus crassiceps Dohrn, 1860
Lethaeus taprobanes Kirkaldy, 1908
Lilliputocoris exiguus Slater, 1979
Lophoraglius notabilis Distant, 1911
Lygaeus discifer Motschulsky, 1863
Lygaeus quadratomaculatus Kirby, 1891
Macropes australis Distant, 1901
Macropes dentipes Motschulsky, 1859
Macropes dilutus Distant & W.L., 1901
Macropes dilutus dilutus
Macropes privus Distant, 1909
Macropes spinimanus V.Motschulsky, 1859
Macropes umbrosus Slater & Wilcox, 1973
Mahisa ceromatica Distant & W.L., 1906
Malcus flavidipes flavidipes
Melanotelus bipunctatus Dallas, 1852
Meschia pugnax Distant & W.L., 1910
Metacanthus braggodochio Fernando, 1960
Metacanthus pertenerum Breddin, 1907
Metacanthus pulchellus Dallas, 1852
Metochus horni G.Breddin, 1906
Metochus nudipes Breddin, 1906
Metochus uniguttatus Thunberg, 1822
Metochus villosulus Breddin, 1906
Neolethaeus carinulatus Breddin, 1907
Neolethaeus descriptus Walker, 1872
Neolethaeus extremus Walker, 1872
Neolethaeus signatus Distant, 1901
Neomizaldus lewisi Distant, 1901
Ninus insignis Stål, 1860
Notochilaster teres G.Breddin, 1907
Nysius ceylanicus V.Motschulsky, 1863
Nysius erythynus Fernando, 1960
Nysius haeckeli
Nysius pallipennis Walker, 1872
Nysius subcinctus Walker, 1872
Oncopeltus nigriceps pseudorubricatus Slater, 1964
Ontiscus vitiensis Kirkaldy, 1908
Opistostenus burmanus burmanus
Orieotrechus aeruginosus Distant & W.L., 1904
Ossipaga ceylanica (Distant, 1918)⇒ Ninus insignis Stål, 1860
Oxycarenus bicolor Fieber, 1851
Oxycarenus bicolor bicolor Fieber, 1851
Oxycarenus laetus Körby, 1891Cotton seed bug
Oxycarenus lugubris Motschulsky, 1859
Oxycarenus saniosus Distant & W.L., 1910
Pachybrachius pacificus Stål, 1874
Pachygrontha bipunctata Stål, 1865
Pachygrontha bipunctata bipunctata Stål, 1865
Pachygrontha lewisi Distant & W.L., 1901
Pachygrontha nigrovittata Stå, 1871
Pachyphylegyas modigliani Lethierry, 1888
Pamerana scotti Distant, 1901
Parathyginus signifer Walker, 1872
Paromius exiguus Distant & W.L., 1883
Paromius gracilis Rambur, 1839
Paromius piratoides Costa, 1864
Plinthisus (Locutius) tineoides Distant, 1901
Pneustocerus gravelyi Distant & W.L., 1911
Poeantius festivus Distant & W.L., 1901
Poeantius lineatus Stål, 1874
Primierus bispinus V.Motschulsky, 1863
Pseudopachybrachius guttus Dallas, 1852Seed bug
Pseudopachybrachius undulatus Dohrn, 1860
Pylorgus semicruciatus V.Motschulsky, 1863
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus leucurus
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus rubidus Walker, 1873
Remaudiereana annulipes Bärensprung, 1859
Remaudiereana flavipes V.Motschulsky, 1863
Remaudiereana sobrina Distant & W.L., 1901
Retoka brincki Slater, 1979
Rhodiginus ceylonicus Lethierry & ..., 1894
Sadoletus validus Distant & W.L., 1904
Scansidemus taprobanes Slater & Wilcox, 1969
Siniasinensis brevis V.Motschulsky, 1866
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Stigmatonotum geniculatum Motschulsky, 1863
Suffenus fusconervosus Motschulsky, 1863
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Thunbergia sanguinarius C.Stal, 1870
Tropidothorax fimbriatus Dallas, 1852
Tropidothorax maculatus maculatus
Tropidothorax maculatus sinhalanus Kirkaldy, 1908
Yemmalysus procerus Stusak, 1977

Subnodes of Lygaeoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
FamilyBerytidae
Fieber, 1851
stilt bug, Stilt bugs, Stiltbugs
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCymidae
Baerensprung, 1860
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGeocoridae
Baerensprung, 1860
Big-eyed Bugs
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeterogastridae
Stål, 1872
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
23
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMalcidae
Stål, 1865
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNinidae
Barber, 1956
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPachygronthidae
Stål, 1865
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
35
63
Genera
Species

Taxom



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