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Checklist for Superfamily Pentatomoidea Reuter, 1910
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
115
749
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
85
648
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
40
269
340
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
 


List of families for Kenya
8 Families width 48 Species
Acanthosomatidae Signoret, 1864Acanthosomatids0SpeciesTaxom
Pentatomidae Leach, 1815Lesser shield bugs27SpeciesTaxom
Plataspidae Dallas, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Scutelleridae Leach, 1815Jewel bugs8SpeciesTaxom
Cydnidae Billberg, 1820Burrower bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Plataspididae Dallas, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Dinidoridae Stål, 1867Dinidorid bug1SpeciesTaxom
Tessaratomidae Stål, 1864Giant shield bug5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
68 Genera with 48 Species
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Abulites Stål, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Acoloba Spinola, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Acrosternum Fieber, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Aeliomorpha Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Aeschrus Spinola, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Aethemenes Stål, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Afrius Stål, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Agonoscelis Spinola, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Andrallus Bergroth, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Antestia Leston, 1952
Variegated coffee bug0SpeciesTaxom
Antestiopsis Leston, 1952
Variegated coffee bug0SpeciesTaxom
Aspavia Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Atelocera Laporte, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Bagrada Stl, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Bathycoelia Amyot & Serv..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Brachyplatys Boisduval, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Callidea Laporte, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Carbula Stal, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Caura Stål, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Chilocoris Mayr, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chinavia Orian, 1965
Green Stink Bug0SpeciesTaxom
Coptosoma De Laporte, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Coridius Illiger, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Crollius Distant, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptacrus Mayr, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Cyptocoris Burmeister, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Dalsira Amyot & Serv..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Delegorguella Spinola, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Deroplax Mayr, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Diploxys Amyot & Serv..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Dorycoris Mayr, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dryadocoris Kirkaldy, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Durmia Stål, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Elvisura Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Encosternum Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Erachtheus Stål, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupododus Kirkaldy, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Farnya Schouteden, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Geotomus Mulsant and Rey, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Glypsus Dallas, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gnathoconus Fieber, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Gynenica Dallas, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Halydicoris Jeannel, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Halyomorpha Mayr, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Hotea Amyot & Serv..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Libyaspis Kirkaldy, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrorhaphis Dallas, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Menida Motschulsky, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Natalicola Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Nezara Amyot & Serv..., 17584SpeciesTaxom
Parantestia Linnavuori, 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Parentheca Berg, 01SpeciesTaxom
Phricodus Spinola, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Phymatocoris Stål, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Piezodorus Fieber, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Piezosternum Amyot and Se..., 18982SpeciesTaxom
Platacantha Herrich-Schä..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Platynopus Amyot & Serv..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Podops Laporte, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Scotinophara Stål, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Sepontia Stål, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Solenosthedium Spinola, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocoris Burmeister, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Steganocerus Mayr, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Stenozygum Fieber, 02SpeciesTaxom
Tectocoris Hahn, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Tessaratoma Berthold, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Tyoma Spinola, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
48 Species
Acoloba lanceolata Fabricius, 1803
Aeliomorpha simulans Stål, 1858
Afrius figuratus Stål, 1853
Afrius purpureus Westwood, 1837
Agonoscelis puberula Stål, 1853African cluster bug
Andrallus spinidens Fabricius, 1787
Aspavia armigera Fabricius, 1781
Bagrada (Bagrada) hilaris Burmeister, 1835Bagrada bug
Bathycoelia distincta Distant, 1878
Brachyplatys expolitus Bergroth, 1926
Brachyplatys testudonigra De Geer, 1774
Carbula carbula Distant, 1887
Caura rufiventris Germar, 1837
Chilocoris laevicollis Horvath, 0
Coptosoma catagraphum
Coptosoma confusa Montandon, 1892
Coptosoma nubilum Germar, 1839
Coridius xanthopterus Fairmaire, 1858
Cryptacrus comes Fabricius, 1803
Diploxys fallax Stål, 1865
Dorycoris pavonius Westwood Wes..., 0
Dryadocoris apicalis Herrich-Scha..., 1842
Elvisura irrorata Spinola, 1837
Encosternum delegorguei Spinola, 1850
Glypsus conspicuus Westwood, 1837
Gnathoconus majusculus Schouteden, 1910
Hotea acuta Stål, 1864
Hotea subfasciata Westwood, 1837
Natalicola delegorguei Spinola, 1850
Nezara naspira Dallas, 1851
Nezara robusta Distant, 1898
Nezara similis Freeman, 1940
Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758Green plant bug
Parentheca aeliomorpha
Piezodorus hybneri Gmelin, 1790Red-banded shield bug
Piezodorus pallescens Germar, 1837
Piezodorus purus Stål, 1854
Piezodorus teretipes Stål, 1865
Piezosternum calidum Fabricius, 1787Boxleaf stopper
Piezosternum fallax Breddin, 1898
Platacantha lutea Westwood, 1837
Solenosthedium liligerum Thunberg, 1783
Sphaerocoris annulus Fabricius, 1775
Steganocerus multipunctatus Thunberg, 1783
Stenozygum alienatum Fabricius, 1803
Stenozygum poecilum Dallas Dallas, 0
Tectocoris diophthalmus Thunberg, 1783Chinese bug
Tessaratoma hornimani Distant, 1877

Subnodes of Pentatomoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyAcanthosomatidae
Signoret, 1864
Acanthosomatids, parent bugs, shield bug, Shield bugs, Shieldbugs
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCydnidae
Billberg, 1820
Burrower bugs, Burrowing Bug, Burrowing Bugs, Burrowing shield bugs, Burrowing stinkbugs, Negro bugs
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDinidoridae
Stål, 1867
dinidorid bug
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPentatomidae
Leach, 1815
lesser shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-backed bugs, Stink Bug, Stink bugs, Stinkbugs, Terrestrial turtle bugs, Terrstrian turtle bugs
47
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlataspidae
Dallas, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlataspididae
Dallas, 1851
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScutelleridae
Leach, 1815
Jewel bugs, metallic shield bug, Metallic shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-back bugs, Shield-backed bugs
9
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTessaratomidae
Stål, 1864
giant shield bug, Tessaratomids
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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