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Checklist for Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 (lesser shield bugs)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
59
270
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
57
267
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
38
171
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
22
124
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
7
43
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPentatomidae
Leach, 1815
Lesser shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-backed bugs
24
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
24 Genera with 18 Species
#ABCDEHMNPS
Acrosternum Fieber, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Adria Stål, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Aeliomorpha Stål, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Afrius Stål, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Agonoscelis Spinola, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Antestiopsis Leston, 1952
Variegated coffee bug0SpeciesTaxom
Aspavia Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Bathycoelia Amyot & Serv..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Carbula Stal, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dalsira Amyot & Serv..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Diploxys Amyot & Serv..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Eribotes Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Eysarcoris Hahn, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Halyomorpha Mayr, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Mecidea Dallas, 1922Narrow Stink Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Menida Motschulsky, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Nezara Amyot & Serv..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paramecocoris Stål, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Parantestia Linnavuori, 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Parentheca Berg, 01SpeciesTaxom
Piezodorus Fieber, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Podops Laporte, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciocoris Fallen, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Scotinophara Stål, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
18 Species
Acrosternum (Acrosternum) millierei Mulsant, 1866
Adria parvula Dallas, 1851
Aeliomorpha griseoflava Stål, 1854
Aeliomorpha pumila Stål, 1854
Afrius purpureus Westwood, 1837
Aspavia armigera Fabricius, 1781
Carbula carbula Distant, 1887
Eribotes australis Dallas, 1852
Eysarcoris ventralis Westwood, 1837White Spotted Bug
Mecidea lindbergi Wagner, 1954
Mecidea pallidissima Jensen-Haarup, 1922
Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758Green plant bug
Parentheca aeliomorpha
Piezodorus rubrofasciatus Fabricius, 1787
Piezodorus teretipes Stål, 1865
Sciocoris (Sciocoris) deltocephalus Fieber, 1861
Sciocoris australis (Dallas, 1852)⇒ Eribotes australis Dallas, 1852
Sciocoris fuscosparsus Stål, 1858

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPentatominae
Leach, 1815
20
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhyllocephalinae
Amoy & Serville, 1843
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodopinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
Turtle Bugs
2
0
Genera
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