Checklist of Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 (lesser shield bugs)
for Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2337
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2335
4557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2273
4403 | 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
| | Family | Pentatomidae
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, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bagrada Stl, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caura Stål, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyptocoris Burmeister, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecosoma Dallas, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menida Motschulsky, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nezara Amyot & Serv..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parachinavia Roche, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peltasticus Dallas, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platacantha Herrich-Schä..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Botswana
8 Species
Subnodes of Pentatomidae with occurrences in Botswana
 | | Pentatomidae (Leach 1815) |
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