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Taxonomy of Genus Spilostethus Stål, 1868
Milkweed bugs


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
710
28641
240164
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
564
25824
208282
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
124
8215
65100
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
59
4273
27854
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
19
1128
10161
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
454
3285
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
41
1619
Genera
Species
GenusSpilostethus
Stål, 1868
Milkweed bugs
83Species
Subnodes of Spilostethus Stål, 1868
SpeciesSpilostethus aequatorialis Breddin, 1912
SpeciesSpilostethus alaicus Kiritshenko, 1928
SpeciesSpilostethus albomaculatus Goeze, 1778
SpeciesSpilostethus altivolens Linnavuori, 1978
SpeciesSpilostethus amaenus Bolivar, 1879
SpeciesSpilostethus beieri Wagner, 1956
SpeciesSpilostethus bettoni Distant, 1901
SpeciesSpilostethus cambelli
SpeciesSpilostethus campbelli Distant, 1918
SpeciesSpilostethus confluens Horvath, 1916
SpeciesSpilostethus conjunctus Mancini, 1952
SpeciesSpilostethus consanguineus Montandon, 1893
SpeciesSpilostethus creticus Lucas, 1853
SpeciesSpilostethus crudelis Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesSpilostethus decoratus Stål, 1866
SpeciesSpilostethus dives Distant, 1918
SpeciesSpilostethus elegans Wolff, 1802
SpeciesSpilostethus equestris Linnaeus, 1758
4Subspecies
SpeciesSpilostethus fecialis Stål, 1855
SpeciesSpilostethus festivus Tunbg., 1822
SpeciesSpilostethus fulvipes Dallas, 1852
SpeciesSpilostethus furcatus Fabricius, 1787
SpeciesSpilostethus furcula Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850
SpeciesSpilostethus furculus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850
SpeciesSpilostethus gibbicollis Costa, 1882
SpeciesSpilostethus hanseni Jakovlev, 1883
SpeciesSpilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
1Subspecies
SpeciesSpilostethus hospus Fabricius, 1794 Fabricius, 1794
SpeciesSpilostethus lemniscatus Stål, 1855
SpeciesSpilostethus longiceps Linnavuori, 1978
SpeciesSpilostethus longulus Dallas, 1852
SpeciesSpilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
SpeciesSpilostethus mactans Stal, 1867
SpeciesSpilostethus melanostolus Kiritshenko, 1928
1Subspecies
SpeciesSpilostethus merui Scudder, 1962
SpeciesSpilostethus militaris Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesSpilostethus mimus Stål, 1865
SpeciesSpilostethus montislunae Bergroth, 1914
SpeciesSpilostethus mundus Dallas, 1852
SpeciesSpilostethus murinus Kiritshenko, 1914
SpeciesSpilostethus nasalis Gerstaecker, 1873
SpeciesSpilostethus oreophilus Kiritshenko, 1931
SpeciesSpilostethus pacificus Boisduval, 1835
SpeciesSpilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
5Subspecies
SpeciesSpilostethus planitiae Distant, 1892
SpeciesSpilostethus potanini Lindberg, 1936
SpeciesSpilostethus proximus Dallas, 1852
SpeciesSpilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
3Subspecies
SpeciesSpilostethus rubriceps Horváth, 1899
SpeciesSpilostethus sanctus Horvath, 1916
SpeciesSpilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763
Cretan soldier, Cretan Soldier Beetle
5Subspecies
SpeciesSpilostethus servus Fabricius, 1787
SpeciesSpilostethus sjostedti Lindberg, 1934
SpeciesSpilostethus spec Scopoli, 1763
SpeciesSpilostethus spinipes Signoret, 1860
SpeciesSpilostethus squalidus Montrouzier, 1861
SpeciesSpilostethus stehliki Decker, 2013
SpeciesSpilostethus superbus Pollich, 1779
2Subspecies
SpeciesSpilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865
SpeciesSpilostethus teraphoides Jakovlev, 1890
SpeciesSpilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794
SpeciesSpilostethus tristrami Douglas & Scott, 1868

Synonyms
Lygaeodon (Puton, 1869)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Spilostethus
EnglishMilkweed bugs


Distribution of Spilostethus Stål, 1868
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chad, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Timor, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe


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