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Checklist for Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1008
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
218
1007
1530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
974
1479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
46
109
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
41
99
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
19
53
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
15
31
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanganyika
9 Families width 23 Species and 3 Subspecies
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs10SpeciesTaxom
Heterogastridae Stål, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860Big-eyed Bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851Stilt bug1SpeciesTaxom
Ninidae Barber, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 18652SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanganyika
18 Genera with 23 Species
Afraethalotus Scudder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dinomachus Distant, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Geocoris Fallen, 1908Big-eyed Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodemus Fieber, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Macrodema Fieber, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Macropes Motschulsky, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Madrorgus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Naphius Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Neostusakia Kment, Henry..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Ninus Stål, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1952False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Oreonysius Usinger, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrontha Germar, 19552SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanganyika
23 Species and 3 Subspecies
Afraethalotus apicimaculatus Distant, 1918
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Dinomachus marshalli Distant, 1901
Geocoris lineolus cognatus Fieber, 1861
Geocoris ruficeps Germar, 1837
Geocoris sjostedti Montandon, 1908
Graptostethus carpenteri Distant, 1918
Graptostethus electus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus swynnertoni Scudder, 1975
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Ischnodemus inornatus Slater & Har..., 1970
Ischnodemus schoutedeni Slater & J.A., 1964
Macropes bacillus Gerstaecker, 1873
Madrorgus montanus Scudder, 1962
Naphius apicalis Dallas, 1852
Neostusakia picticorne Noualhier, 1898
Ninus nigriceps Scudder, 1957
Nysius salti Usinger, 1952
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Oreonysius rugosus Usinger, 1952
Oxycarenus annulipes Germar, 1837
Pachygrontha bipunctata bipunctata Stål, 1865
Pachygrontha congoensis Slater, 1955

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

Taxom

FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGeocoridae
Baerensprung, 1860
Big-eyed Bugs
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeterogastridae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNinidae
Barber, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPachygronthidae
Stål, 1865
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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