Checklist of Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 (lesser shield bugs)
for Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 501
7087
22038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 499
7082
22032 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 481
6999
21791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 115
746
1171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 85
645
981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 40
267
339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
| 21
159
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
| 8
68
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pentatomidae
Leach, 1815
Lesser shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-backed bugs | 47
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
47 Genera with 27 Species
| Acoloba Spinola, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrosternum Fieber, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeliomorpha Stål, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeschrus Spinola, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethemenes Stål, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrius Stål, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agonoscelis Spinola, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Andrallus Bergroth, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antestia Leston, 1952 | Variegated coffee bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antestiopsis Leston, 1952 | Variegated coffee bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aspavia Stål, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atelocera Laporte, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bagrada Stl, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathycoelia Amyot & Serv..., 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carbula Stal, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caura Stål, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chinavia Orian, 1965 | Green Stink Bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crollius Distant, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyptocoris Burmeister, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalsira Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delegorguella Spinola, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diploxys Amyot & Serv..., 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorycoris Mayr, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryadocoris Kirkaldy, 1842 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Durmia Stål, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erachtheus Stål, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupododus Kirkaldy, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Farnya Schouteden, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glypsus Dallas, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gynenica Dallas, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halydicoris Jeannel, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halyomorpha Mayr, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrorhaphis Dallas, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menida Motschulsky, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nezara Amyot & Serv..., 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parantestia Linnavuori, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parentheca Berg, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phricodus Spinola, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phymatocoris Stål, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Piezodorus Fieber, 1865 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Platacantha Herrich-Schä..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platynopus Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podops Laporte, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scotinophara Stål, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sepontia Stål, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenozygum Fieber, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tyoma Spinola, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kenya
27 Species | Acoloba lanceolata Fabricius, 1803 | | | Aeliomorpha simulans Stål, 1858 | | | Afrius figuratus Stål, 1853 | | | Afrius purpureus Westwood, 1837 | | | Agonoscelis puberula Stål, 1853 | African cluster bug | | Andrallus spinidens Fabricius, 1787 | | | Aspavia armigera Fabricius, 1781 | | | Bagrada (Bagrada) hilaris Burmeister, 1835 | Bagrada bug | | Bathycoelia distincta Distant, 1878 | | | Carbula carbula Distant, 1887 | | | Caura rufiventris Germar, 1837 | | | Diploxys fallax Stål, 1865 | | | Dorycoris pavonius Westwood Wes..., 0 | | | Dryadocoris apicalis Herrich-Scha..., 1842 | | | Glypsus conspicuus Westwood, 1837 | | | Nezara naspira Dallas, 1851 | | | Nezara robusta Distant, 1898 | | | Nezara similis Freeman, 1940 | | | Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758 | Green plant bug | | Parentheca aeliomorpha | | | Piezodorus hybneri Gmelin, 1790 | Red-banded shield bug | | Piezodorus pallescens Germar, 1837 | | | Piezodorus purus Stål, 1854 | | | Piezodorus teretipes Stål, 1865 | | | Platacantha lutea Westwood, 1837 | | | Stenozygum alienatum Fabricius, 1803 | | | Stenozygum poecilum Dallas Dallas, 0 | |
Subnodes of Pentatomidae with occurrences in Kenya
 | | Pentatomidae (Leach 1815) |
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