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Checklist for Superfamily Pentatomoidea Reuter, 1910
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		351
2638
5979		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		349
2630
5969		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		343
2623
5962		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
63
394
677		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs		55
380
653		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs		27
149
223		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
16
75
110		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
3
19
23		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afghanistan
3 Families width 23 Species
Pentatomidae Leach, 1815Lesser shield bugs18SpeciesTaxom
Cydnidae Billberg, 1820Burrower bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Scutelleridae Leach, 1815Jewel bugs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afghanistan
19 Genera with 23 Species
Aelia Fabricius, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Canthophorus Amyot & Serv..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Carpocoris Kolenati, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Dolycoris Mulsant & Rey, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eurydema Laporte, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Eurygaster Laporte, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Eysarcoris Hahn, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Graphosoma De Laporte, 1766Striped shield bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Holcostethus Fieber, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Legnotus Schiídte, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Neottiglossa Kirby, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Palomena Mulsant & Rey, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Pentatoma Olivier, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Picromerus Amyot & Serv..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sciocoris Fallen, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stagonomus Amyot, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Sternodontus Mulsant & Rey, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Tritomegas Amyot & Serv..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Troilus Stål, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
23 Species
Aelia acuminata Linnaeus, 1758Bishop's mitre
Aelia klugii Hahn, 1831
Canthophorus impressus Horváth, 1881Bastard toadflax bug
Carpocoris (Carpocoris) melanocerus Mulsant & Rey, 1852
Carpocoris (Carpocoris) purpureipennis De Geer, 1773Black-shouldered shield bug
Dolycoris baccarum Linnaeus, 1758Hairy Shieldbug
Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758Brassica bug
Eurydema (Horvatheurydema) fieberi Schummel, 1837
Eurygaster maura Linnaeus, 1758Cereal bug
Eurygaster testudinaria Geoffroy, 1785Tortoise Bug
Eysarcoris venustissimus Schrank, 1776Woundwort shield bug
Graphosoma consimile Horváth, 1903
Graphosoma italicum Müller, 1766Italian striped bug
Holcostethus (Holcostethus) sphacelatus Fabricius, 1794
Legnotus picipes Fallen, 1807Heath shield bug
Neottiglossa (Neottiglossa) pusilla Gmelin, 1790Small grass shield bug
Palomena prasina Linnaeus, 1761Common Green Shieldbug
Pentatoma (Pentatoma) rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Cherry stink bug
Picromerus bidens Linnaeus, 1758Spike Shouldered Stink Bug
Sciocoris (Aposciocoris) homalonotus Fieber, 1851
Sternodontus obtusus Mulsant & Rey, 1865
Tritomegas rotundipennis Dohrn, 1862
Troilus luridus Fabricius, 1775Bronze shield bug

Subnodes of Pentatomoidea with occurrences in Afghanistan
FamilyCydnidae
Billberg, 1820
Burrower bugs, Burrowing Bug, Burrowing Bugs, Burrowing shield bugs, Burrowing stinkbugs, Negro bugs		3
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPentatomidae
Leach, 1815
lesser shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-backed bugs, Stink Bug, Stink bugs, Stinkbugs, Terrestrial turtle bugs, Terrstrian turtle bugs		15
18		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyScutelleridae
Leach, 1815
Jewel bugs, metallic shield bug, Metallic shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-back bugs, Shield-backed bugs		1
2		Genus
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pentatomoidea at artfakta.se
Pentatomoidea at dyntaxa.se
Pentatomoidea at itis.gov