Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea for Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)

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Checklist for Superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea Amyot & Serville, 1843
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	458 5336 18787	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	455 5331 18781	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	433 5239 18576	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Paraneoptera Martynov, 1923	90 758 1843	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs	74 704 1747	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Heteroptera Latreille, 1810 Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs	31 206 292	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Pentatomomorpha Leston & al., 1954	17 72 77	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Pyrrhocoroidea Amyot & Serville, 1843	2 4 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Papua New Guinea
2 Families width 5 Species

Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859	Cotton stainers	5	Species	Taxom
Largidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Bordered plant bugs	0	Species	Taxom

Genera for Papua New Guinea
4 Genera with 5 Species

Species list for Papua New Guinea
5 Species

Dysdercus (Paradysdercus) cingulatus Fabricius, 1775	Cotton Stainer
Dysdercus (Paradysdercus) sidae Montrouzier, 1861	Cotton Stainer Bug On Marigold
Dysdercus philippinus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Euryophthalmus lexias
Pyrrhocoris apterus Linnaeus, 1767	Fire Bug

Subnodes of Pyrrhocoroidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea

Family	Largidae Amyot and Serville, 1843 Bordered plant bugs, Largid bugs	1 0	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859 Cotton stainers, Red bugs, Stainers	3 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Pyrrhocoroidea at itis.gov