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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
110
754
1358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
79
654
1192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
35
217
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
22
120
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
6
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
6 Families width 20 Species
Pentatomidae Leach, 1815Lesser shield bugs10SpeciesTaxom
Plataspidae Dallas, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Scutelleridae Leach, 1815Jewel bugs4SpeciesTaxom
Plataspididae Dallas, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Dinidoridae Stål, 1867Dinidorid bug0SpeciesTaxom
Cydnidae Billberg, 1820Burrower bugs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
19 Genera with 20 Species
Aeliomorpha Stål, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Brachyplatys Boisduval, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Calidea De Laporte, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Carbula Stal, 01SpeciesTaxom
Caura Stål, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Coptosoma De Laporte, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Coridius Illiger, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptacrus Mayr, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Eurydema Laporte, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Glypsus Dallas, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lerida Karsch, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Macrorhaphis Dallas, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Microporus P.Beauv., 01SpeciesTaxom
Nezara Amyot & Serv..., 17582SpeciesTaxom
Peltasticus Dallas, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Pentatoma Olivier, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ponsila Stål, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Solenosthedium Spinola, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocoris Burmeister, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
20 Species
Aeliomorpha griseoflava Stål, 1854
Brachyplatys testudonigra De Geer, 1774
Calidea dregii Germar, 1837
Carbula trisignata Germar Germar, 0
Caura rufiventris Germar, 1837
Coptosoma nubilum Germar, 1839
Coptosoma orientalis Schouteden, 1910
Coptosoma pallens Schouteden, 1910
Cryptacrus comes Fabricius, 1803
Eurydema (Rubrodorsalium) cyanea Fieber, 1864
Glypsus conspicuus Westwood, 1837
Lerida pugnax Stål, 1876
Macrorhaphis (Megarhaphis) acuta Dallas, 1851
Microporus pallidipennis Reuter, 0
Nezara naspira Dallas, 1851
Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758Green plant bug
Pentatoma schaurothi C. Giebel, 1862
Ponsila usambarica Schouteden, 1910
Solenosthedium liligerum Thunberg, 1783
Sphaerocoris annulus Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Pentatomoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyCydnidae
Billberg, 1820
Burrower bugs, Burrowing Bug, Burrowing Bugs, Burrowing shield bugs, Burrowing stinkbugs, Negro bugs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDinidoridae
Stål, 1867
dinidorid bug
1
0
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
10
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlataspidae
Dallas, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlataspididae
Dallas, 1851
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScutelleridae
Leach, 1815
Jewel bugs, metallic shield bug, Metallic shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-back bugs, Shield-backed bugs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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