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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
63
248
457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
53
227
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
27
112
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
16
39
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
16
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zambia
7 Families width 33 Species
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs5SpeciesTaxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851Stilt bug3SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs18SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs4SpeciesTaxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860Big-eyed Bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zambia
16 Genera with 33 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Capyella Breddin, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Dieuches Dohrn, 197315SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphopterus Stål, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Germalus Stål, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodemus Fieber, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Lanchnophorus Reuter, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Macropes Motschulsky, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Metacanthus Costa, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Opistostenus Reuter, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Paromius Fieber, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1837Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Stilbocoris Bergroth, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
33 Species
Arocatus suboeneus Montandon, 1893
Capyella basilewskyi Stusak, 1965
Dieuches diabolus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches inarmatus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches kalungwisiensis Eyles, 1973
Dieuches laticeps Eyles, 1973
Dieuches lilliputanus A.Eyles, 1973
Dieuches neavei Eyles, 1973
Dieuches parallelus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches projectus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches proximus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches rhodesiae Eyles, 1973
Dieuches sagittatus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches scioensis Lethierry, 1881
Dieuches signatipennis Eyles, 1973
Dieuches triangulus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches virgatus Eyles, 1973
Dimorphopterus annulatus Slater & J.A., 1964
Germalus ghesquierei Schouteden, 1957
Graptostethus swynnertoni Scudder, 1975
Horvathiolus amoenulus Gerstaecker, 1873
Ischnodemus obversus Slater, J.A...., 1970
Ischnodemus umbrosus Slater, J.A...., 1970
Lanchnophorus flavus Scudder, 1971
Lanchnophorus singalensis Dohrn & F.A., 1860
Macropes albosignatus Distant & W.L., 1918
Metacanthus mollis Stusak, 1964
Metacanthus nitidus Stusak, 1964
Opistostenus ochreipennis Reuter, 1882
Oxycarenus moursii Samy, 1969
Paromius gracilis Rambur, 1839
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Stilbocoris distinctus Scudder, 1962

Subnodes of Lygaeoidea with occurrences in Zambia
FamilyBerytidae
Fieber, 1851
stilt bug, Stilt bugs, Stiltbugs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPachygronthidae
Stål, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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