Checklist for Order Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Aphids)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 943
36180
241410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 939
36100
241106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 896
35668
239021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 209
5311
23131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 152
4750
20612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Africa
152 Families width 20612 Species and 785 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUV
| Acanaloniidae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Acanalonid planthoppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthosomatidae Signoret, 1864 | Acanthosomatids | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Achilidae Stål, 1866 | Achilid Planthoppers | 105 | Species | Taxom | | Aclerdidae Ferris, 1937 | Aclerdid scales | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Adelgidae Heinze, 1962 | Adelgids | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Aenictopecheidae Usinger, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aetalionidae Spinola, 1850 | Treehopper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aleyrodidae Westwood, 1840 | Whiteflies | 322 | Species | Taxom | | Alydidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Bean bugs | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocoridae Fieber, 1837 | Flower bugs | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Aphalaridae Löw, 1879 | | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Aphelocheiridae Fieber, 1851 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Aphididae Latreille, 1802 | Aphids | 522 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946 | Froghoppers | 84 | Species | Taxom | | Aradidae Spinola, 1837 | Flat bug | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Artheneidae Stål, 1872 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896 | Asterolecaniids | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 | Alligator ticks | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Berytidae Fieber, 1851 | Stilt bug | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Blissidae Stål, 1862 | Chinch Bugs | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Caliscelidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Piglet Bugs | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Callaphididae (Borner, 1952) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calophyidae Vondracek, 1957 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Carsidaridae Crawford, 1911 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratocombidae Fieber, 1861 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Cercopidae Leach, 1815 | Froghopper | 338 | Species | Taxom | | Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942 | Cerococcids | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802 | Cicadellids | 3164 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadidae Westwood, 1840 | Cicada | 605 | Species | Taxom | | Cimicidae Latreille, 1802 | Bat bugs | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Cixiidae Spinola, 1839 | Cixid planthoppers | 614 | Species | Taxom | | Clastopteridae Stål, 1858 | Clastopterid Spittlebugs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 403 | Species | Taxom | | Conchaspididae Green, 1896 | False armored scales | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Coreidae Leach, 1815 | Broad-headed bugs | 668 | Species | Taxom | | Corixidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser Water-Boatman | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptococcidae | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cydnidae Billberg, 1820 | Burrower bugs | 71 | Species | Taxom | | Cymidae Baerensprung, 1860 | | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875 | Cochineal insects | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Delphacidae Leach, 1815 | Delphacid planthoppers | 431 | Species | Taxom | | Derbidae Spinola, 1839 | Derbid planthoppers | 315 | Species | Taxom | | Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 753 | Species | Taxom | | Dictyopharidae Spinola, 1839 | Dictyopharid Planthoppers | 157 | Species | Taxom | | Dinidoridae Stål, 1867 | Dinidorid bug | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Dipsocoridae Dohrn, 1859 | Dipsocorids | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dunstaniidae Tillyard, 1916 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dysmorphoptilidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elasmodemidae (Letheirry & ..., 1896) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enicocephalidae Stål, 1860 | Gnat bug | 173 | Species | Taxom | | Eoscartarellidae | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899 | Eriococcid scales | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Eurybrachidae Stål, 1862 | | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Flatidae Spinola, 1839 | Flatid planthoppers | 288 | Species | Taxom | | Fulgoridae Latreille, 1807 | Fulgorid Planthopper | 127 | Species | Taxom | | Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897 | Toad bug | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gengidae Fennah, 1949 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860 | Big-eyed Bugs | 74 | Species | Taxom | | Gerridae Leach, 1815 | Jesus bugs | 91 | Species | Taxom | | Halimococcidae Brown & McKe..., 1962 | Halimococcids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hebridae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Velvet water bug | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Helotrephidae Esaki & China, 1927 | Beetle backswimmers | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Hermatobatidae Coutière and..., 1901 | Seabugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterogastridae Stål, 1872 | | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Homotomidae Heslop-Harrison, 1958 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrometridae Billberg, 1820 | Marsh treader | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochthonellidae China and Fe..., 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsipterygidae Drake, 1961 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ignotalidae Riek, 1973 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ipsviciidae Tillyard, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issidae Spinola, 1839 | Issid planthoppers | 140 | Species | Taxom | | Joppeicidae Reuter, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kermesidae Signoret, 1875 | Gall-like Scale Insects | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Kerriidae Lindinger, 1937 | Lac Insects | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Kinnaridae Muir, 1925 | Kinnarid Planthoppers | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Kuwaniidae MacGillvray, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Largidae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Bordered plant bugs | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965 | False pit scales | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Leptopodidae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Spiny shore bugs | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Liviidae Low, 1879 | | 125 | Species | Taxom | | Lophopidae Stål, 1866 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 | Chinch bugs | 393 | Species | Taxom | | Machaerotidae Stål, 1866 | Tube spittlebugs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Malcidae Stål, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Margarodidae Newstead, 1901 | Cottony cushion scales | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Matsucoccidae Morrison, 1927 | Pine bark scales | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Medocostidae Stys, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meenoplidae Fieber, 1872 | | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Megarididae McAtee & Mal..., 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Membracidae Germar, 1821 | Horned Treehoppers | 556 | Species | Taxom | | Mesogereonidae Tillyard, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoveliidae Douglas and ..., 1867 | Pond treaders | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Micrococcidae Silvestri, 1939 | Mediterranean scales | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924 | Pygmy water boatmen | 69 | Species | Taxom | | Microphysidae Dohrn, 1859 | Microphysid bugs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Miridae Hahn, 1831 | Capsid bugs | 1953 | Species | Taxom | | Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875 | Giant scale | 96 | Species | Taxom | | Myerslopiidae Evans, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nabidae Costa, 1852 | Damsel bugs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Naucoridae Leach, 1815 | Creeping water bug | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Nepidae Latreille, 1802 | Back-swimmer Water-boatmen | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Ninidae Barber, 1956 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nogodinidae Melichar, 1898 | | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Notonectidae Latreille, 1802 | Back Swimmers | 116 | Species | Taxom | | Omaniidae Cobben, 1970 | Intertidal dwarf bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ortheziidae Green, 1896 | Ensign coccids | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycarenidae Stål, 1862 | | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygronthidae Stål, 1865 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Pachynomidae Stål, 1873 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeontinidae Handlirsch, 1906 | Giant cicadas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraphrynoveliidae (Anderson, 1978) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parastrachiidae Oshanin, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peloridiidae Breddin, 1897 | Gondwanan moss bugs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser shield bugs | 250 | Species | Taxom | | Pereboriidae Zalessky, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phacopteronidae Heslop-Harrison, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoenicococcidae Stickney, 1934 | Palm scales | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxeridae Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | Phylloxeran Aphids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Piesmatidae Amyot & Audi..., 1843 | Ash grey leaf bug | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Plataspidae (Dallas, 1851) | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Plataspididae (Dallas, 1851) | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Pleidae Fieber, 1817 | Pigmy backswimmers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plokiophilidae China, 1953 | Spider web bug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyctenidae Westwood, 1874 | Bat bugs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Prosbolidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Protopsyllidiidae Becker-Migdi..., 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 347 | Species | Taxom | | Psyllidae Latreille, 1807 | Jumping plant lice | 266 | Species | Taxom | | Putoidae Beardsley, 1969 | Giant mealybugs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859 | Cotton stainers | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Reduviidae Latreille, 1807 | Assassin and thread-legged bugs | 2704 | Species | Taxom | | Rhizoecidae Williams, 1969 | | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Rhopalid Bugs | 74 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Dirt-colored Seed Bugs | 401 | Species | Taxom | | Ricaniidae Amyot & Audi..., 1843 | | 140 | Species | Taxom | | Saldidae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Shore bug | 66 | Species | Taxom | | Schizopteridae Reuter, 1891 | Jumping ground bugs | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Scutelleridae Leach, 1815 | Jewel bugs | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Scytinopteridae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictococcidae Lindinger, 1913 | Stictococcids | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Tachardiidae Green, 1896 | Lac insects | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Termitaphididae Myers, 1924 | Termite bug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tessaratomidae Stål, 1864 | Giant shield bug | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigarctidae Distant, 1905 | Hairy cicada | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigometridae Germar, 1821 | | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1908 | Palm bug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thyreocoridae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Black bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tingidae Laporte, 1832 | Lace bug | 888 | Species | Taxom | | Triozidae Löw, 1879 | Jumping plant lice | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866 | Tropiduchid Planthoppers | 192 | Species | Taxom | | Ulopidae (Le Peletier ..., 1825) | | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Broad-shouldered bugs | 188 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Hemiptera with occurrences in Africa | Suborder | Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, hoppers | 35
1837
7653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Suborder | Coleorrhyncha
Myers & China, 1929
Beetle bugs, Moss bugs | 1
1
0 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Suborder | Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, heteropterans, True bugs | 70
1638
6830 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Suborder | Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Plant-parasitic Hemipterans, Psyllids, Scale Insects, Whiteflies | 37
800
3386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Reduvoidea
| 1
450
2704 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dysmorphoptilidae ♰
Handlirsch, 1906
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eoscartarellidae ♰
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ignotalidae ♰
Riek, 1973
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pereboriidae ♰
Zalessky, 1930
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Prosbolidae ♰
Handlirsch, 1906
| 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Protopsyllidiidae ♰
Becker-Migdisova, 1960
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scytinopteridae ♰
Handlirsch, 1906
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tachardiidae
Green, 1896
Lac insects, Lac scales | 3
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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