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Checklist for Family Scutelleridae Leach, 1815 (Jewel bugs)
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
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
9
84
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScutelleridae
Leach, 1815
Jewel bugs, Metallic shield bug, Metallic shield bugs
11
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
11 Genera with 10 Species
Calidea De Laporte, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cryptacrus Mayr, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Deroplax Mayr, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Graptocoris Stål, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Homaemus Dallas, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Hotea Amyot & Serv..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Solenosthedium Spinola, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocoris Burmeister, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphyrocoris Mayr, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Steganocerus Mayr, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Tetyra Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
10 Species
Calidea dregii Germar, 1837
Cryptacrus comes Fabricius, 1803
Deroplax silphoides Thunberg, 1783
Homaemus aeneifrons Say, 1824Whorled milkweed
Homaemus proteus Stål, 1862
Hotea subfasciata Westwood, 1837
Solenosthedium liligerum Thunberg, 1783
Sphyrocoris obliquus Germar, 1839
Steganocerus multipunctatus Thunberg, 1783
Tetyra marginata

Subnodes of Scutelleridae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyElvisurinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHoteinae
Mulsant & Rey, 1865
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPachycorinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScutellerinae
Leach, 1815
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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