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Checklist for Family Tessaratomidae Stål, 1864 (giant shield bug)
and region North Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
146
1741
4800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
1524
4235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
47
616
1731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
23
280
625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
6
60
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTessaratomidae
Stål, 1864
Giant shield bug, Tessaratomids
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
2 Genera with 2 Species
Piezosternum Amyot and Se..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Selenymenum Montandon, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
2 Species
Piezosternum calidum Fabricius, 1787Boxleaf stopper
Selenymenum piriforme Montandon, 1894

Subnodes of Tessaratomidae with occurrences in North Africa
SubfamilyNatalicolinae
Stål, 1870
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOncomerinae
Stål, 1870
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Tessaratomidae at gbif.org
Tessaratomidae at irmng.org
Tessaratomidae at itis.gov