Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea for Cape (Republic South Africa)

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Checklist for Superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea Amyot & Serville, 1843
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	630 8507 21838	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	628 8495 21797	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	600 8347 21509	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Paraneoptera Martynov, 1923	127 941 1555	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs	104 859 1460	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Heteroptera Latreille, 1810 Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs	48 353 570	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Pentatomomorpha Leston & al., 1954	24 196 261	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Pyrrhocoroidea Amyot & Serville, 1843	2 5 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Cape
2 Families width 4 Species

Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859	Cotton stainers	2	Species	Taxom
Largidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Bordered plant bugs	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Cape
5 Genera with 4 Species

Species list for Cape
4 Species

Dysdercus fasciatus Signoret, 1860	Cotton stainer
Ochterus (Ochterus) marginatus Latreille, 1804
Ochterus caffer Stål, 1855	Springfishes
Scantius forsteri Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Pyrrhocoroidea with occurrences in Cape

Family	Largidae Amyot and Serville, 1843 Bordered plant bugs, Largid bugs	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859 Cotton stainers, Red bugs, Stainers	4 2	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Pyrrhocoroidea at itis.gov