Checklist of Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 (lesser shield bugs)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 89
480
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 78
446
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 42
246
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
| 24
149
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
| 8
63
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pentatomidae
Leach, 1815
Lesser shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-backed bugs | 41
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
41 Genera with 30 Species
| Acrosternum Fieber, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aeliomorpha Stål, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrius Stål, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agonoscelis Spinola, 1853 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Andocides Stål, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antestia Leston, 1952 | Variegated coffee bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antestiopsis Leston, 1952 | Variegated coffee bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelocera Laporte, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bagrada Stl, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basicryptus Herrich-Scha..., 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bolbocoris Amyot & Serv..., 1837 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carbula Stal, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpocoris Kolenati, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caura Stål, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cuspicona Dallas, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalsira Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delegorguella Spinola, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dictyotus Dallas, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diploxys Amyot & Serv..., 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorycoris Mayr, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Durmia Stål, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eysarcoris Hahn, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glypsus Dallas, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynenica Dallas, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecidea Dallas, 0 | Narrow Stink Bug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menida Motschulsky, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nezara Amyot & Serv..., 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parentheca Berg, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pausius | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phricodus Spinola, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Piezodorus Fieber, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platacantha Herrich-Schä..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pododus Amyot & Serv..., 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudapines Bergroth, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudatelus Linnavuori, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciocoris Fallen, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scribonia Stål, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sepontia Stål, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steleocoris Mayr, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenozygum Fieber, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tholosanus Distant, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namibia
30 Species | Acrosternum (Acrosternum) millierei Mulsant, 1866 | | | Aeliomorpha simulans Stål, 1858 | | | Agonoscelis erosa Westwood, 1837 | | | Agonoscelis puberula Stål, 1853 | African cluster bug | | Andocides vittaticeps Stål, 1858 | | | Atelocera notatipennis Stål, 1858 | | | Bagrada (Bagrada) hilaris Burmeister, 1835 | Bagrada bug | | Bolbocoris inaequalis Germar, 1837 | | | Bolbocoris obscuricornis Stål, 1858 | | | Bolbocoris rufus Westwood, 1837 | | | Carbula carbula Distant, 1887 | | | Caura rufiventris Germar, 1837 | | | Dictyotus caenosus Westwood, 1837 | Brown Shield Bug | | Diploxys bipunctata Amyot & Serv..., 0 | | | Diploxys fallax Stål, 1865 | | | Dorycoris pavonius Westwood Wes..., 0 | | | Eysarcoris ventralis Westwood, 1837 | White Spotted Bug | | Glypsus conspicuus Westwood, 1837 | | | Mecidea linearis Dallas, 0 | | | Menida decoratula Stål, 1854 | | | Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758 | Green plant bug | | Parentheca aeliomorpha | | | Pausius hessei | | | Piezodorus purus Stål, 1854 | | | Platacantha lutea Westwood, 1837 | | | Pododus orbicularis Burmeister, 1835 | | | Sciocoris (Sciocoris) deltocephalus Fieber, 1861 | | | Scribonia pilosa Stål Stal, 0 | | | Stenozygum alienatum Fabricius, 1803 | | | Stenozygum sanguineiventre Hesse, 0 | |
Subnodes of Pentatomidae with occurrences in Namibia
 | | Pentatomidae (Leach 1815) |
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