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Checklist for Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 (lesser shield bugs)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
56
200
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
48
176
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
28
120
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
15
43
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
6
20
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPentatomidae
Leach, 1815
Lesser shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-backed bugs
10
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
10 Genera with 8 Species
Agonoscelis Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Bagrada Stl, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Caura Stål, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cyptocoris Burmeister, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Mecosoma Dallas, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Menida Motschulsky, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Nezara Amyot & Serv..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parachinavia Roche, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Peltasticus Dallas, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Platacantha Herrich-Schä..., 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
8 Species
Agonoscelis erosa Westwood, 1837
Bagrada (Bagrada) hilaris Burmeister, 1835Bagrada bug
Caura rufiventris Germar, 1837
Mecosoma mensor Dallas, 1851
Menida decoratula Stål, 1854
Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758Green plant bug
Parachinavia prunasis Roche, 1977
Platacantha lutea Westwood, 1837

Subnodes of Pentatomidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyAsopinae
Thomas, 1991
Predaceous Stinkbugs, Predatory Stink Bugs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPentatominae
Leach, 1815
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodopinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
Turtle Bugs
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Pentatomidae (Leach 1815)
Pentatomidae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Pentatomidae at artfakta.se
Pentatomidae at dyntaxa.se
Pentatomidae at gbif.org
Pentatomidae at irmng.org
Pentatomidae at itis.gov