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Checklist for Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
87
546
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
68
456
833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
24
154
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
16
64
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
27
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uganda
7 Families width 52 Species and 5 Subspecies
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs17SpeciesTaxom
Heterogastridae Stål, 18726SpeciesTaxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860Big-eyed Bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs16SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18627SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Uganda
27 Genera with 52 Species
#DEGHILMNOPRST
Dieuches Dohrn, 191811SpeciesTaxom
Dinomachus Distant, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Elasmolomus Stål, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Geocoris Fallen, 0Big-eyed Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Germalus Stål, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Hyginellus Distant, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodemus Fieber, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Lanchnophorus Reuter, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 02SpeciesTaxom
Masoas Distant, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Metadieuches Distant, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1837False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 02SpeciesTaxom
Opistostenus Reuter, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 18377SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphlegyas Slater, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Paromius Fieber, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopachybrachius Malipatil, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Remaudiereana Hoberlandt, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Sinierus Distant, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1837Milkweed bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Stenaptula Seidenstücker, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Stilbocoris Bergroth, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Teracrius Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Thyrothanus Scudder, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
52 Species and 5 Subspecies
Dieuches abundans Eyles, 1973
Dieuches africanus Distant, 1918
Dieuches coenosus Stal, 1865
Dieuches consimilis Distant, 1918
Dieuches expandens Eyles, 1973
Dieuches levis Eyles, 1973
Dieuches microtropis Eyles, 1973
Dieuches mucronatus Stål, 1865
Dieuches relatus Distant & W.L., 1901
Dieuches scudderi Eyles, 1973
Dieuches ugandensis Distant, 1918
Dinomachus elegans Scudder & G...., 1957
Dinomachus majusculus Scudder & G...., 1957
Dinomachus marshalli Distant, 1901
Dinomachus pseudelegans Scudder & G...., 1971
Elasmolomus biseriatus Scudder & G...., 1967
Geocoris amabilis amabilis
Germalus telekii Kóbor & Kond..., 2017
Graptostethus flammatus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus grandis Distant, 1901
Graptostethus rufus Distant, 1918
Hyginellus gayei Distant, 1913
Hyginellus tropicus Scudder, 1962
Ischnodemus fallax Slater, J.A...., 1970
Lanchnophorus flavus Scudder, 1971
Lanchnophorus singalensis Dohrn & F.A., 1860
Lygaeus dives Distant, 1918
Lygaeus dives dives
Masoas grandis Scudder, 1962
Metadieuches dispar Haglund, 1895
Nysius senecionis binotatus Germar, 1837
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Opistostenus elegans Hesse, 1925
Oxycarenus annulipes Germar, 1837
Oxycarenus dudgeoni Distant & W.L., 1906
Oxycarenus fieberi Stål, 1855
Oxycarenus gossipinus Distant, 1906
Oxycarenus multiformis Samy, 1969
Oxycarenus ngozianus Samy, 1969
Oxycarenus rufiventris Germar & E.F., 1837
Pachyphlegyas modigliani ethiopicus Slater, 1955
Paromius gracilis Rambur, 1839
Pseudopachybrachius capicolus C.Stal, 1874
Pylorgus equatorius Scudder, 1962
Remaudiereana nigra Scudder, 1963
Sinierus capensis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus montislunae Bergroth, 1914
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Stenaptula angusticollis H.Lindberg, 1939
Stilbocoris distinctus Scudder, 1962
Teracrius namaquensis Stål, 1858
Thyrothanus niger Scudder, 1957

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyHeterogastridae
Stål, 1872
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
12
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPachygronthidae
Stål, 1865
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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