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Checklist for Family Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859 (Cotton stainers)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
209
5311
23131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
152
4750
20612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
70
1638
6830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
31
830
2613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyrrhocoroidea
Amyot & Serville, 1843
2
18
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrrhocoridae
Dohrn, 1859
Cotton stainers, Red bugs, Stainers
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
11 Genera with 19 Species
Cenaeus Stål, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Dermatinus Stål, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Dysdercus Audinet-Serv..., 1775cotton stainer bug14SpeciesTaxom
Myrmoplasta Gerstaecker, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Neodindymus Stehlik, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Obstetrixella Schmidt, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Probergrothius Kirkaldy, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhocoris Fallen, 1767firebug1SpeciesTaxom
Roscius Stål, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Scantius Stål, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Sericocoris Karsch, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dysdercus (Dysdercus) andreae Linnaeus, 1758Cotton stainer
Dysdercus (Dysdercus) bimaculatus Stål, 1854
Dysdercus (Dysdercus) concinnus Stål, 1861Pale Red Bug
Dysdercus (Dysdercus) mimulus Hussey, 1929Arizona cotton stainer
Dysdercus (Dysdercus) mimus Say, 1832
Dysdercus (Dysdercus) obliquus Herrich-Scha..., 1843
Dysdercus (Dysdercus) obscuratus Distant, 1883
Dysdercus fasciatus Signoret, 1860Cotton stainer
Dysdercus flavidus Signoret, 1860
Dysdercus flavolimbatus Stål, 1861
Dysdercus flavolimbatus oncopeltus
Dysdercus juju
Dysdercus lunulatus Uhler, 1861
Dysdercus superstitiosus Fabricius, 1775
Probergrothius sexpunctatus Laporte Laporte, 0
Pyrrhocoris apterus Linnaeus, 1767Fire Bug
Roscius illustris Gerstaecker, 1873
Scantius aegyptius Linnaeus, 1758Red bug
Scantius forsteri Fabricius, 1781
Scantius volucris Gerstaecker, 1873

Subnodes of Pyrrhocoridae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyPyrrhocorinae
Fieber, 1860
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyrrhocoridae at artfakta.se
Pyrrhocoridae at dyntaxa.se
Pyrrhocoridae at gbif.org
Pyrrhocoridae at irmng.org
Pyrrhocoridae at itis.gov