Checklist of Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 (lesser shield bugs)
for Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1304
2564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1304
2564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1270
2494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 49
110
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 37
95
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 12
35
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
| 9
20
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
| 4
9
6 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pentatomidae
Leach, 1815
Lesser shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-backed bugs | 6
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
6 Genera with 5 Species
Species list for Benin
5 Species
Subnodes of Pentatomidae with occurrences in Benin
 | | Pentatomidae (Leach 1815) |
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