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Checklist for Order Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Aphids)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
38
86
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
36
83
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
36 Families width 105 Species and 2 Subspecies
#CPATDLMIRBEOS
Coreidae (Leach, 1815)Broad-headed bugs6SpeciesTaxom
Pentatomidae Leach, 1815Lesser shield bugs6SpeciesTaxom
Cixiidae Spinola, 1839Cixid planthoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Aleyrodidae Westwood, 1840Whiteflies1SpeciesTaxom
Alydidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Bean bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Triozidae Löw, 1879Jumping plant lice1SpeciesTaxom
Cercopidae Leach, 1815Froghopper7SpeciesTaxom
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802Cicadellids3SpeciesTaxom
Dictyopharidae Spinola, 1839Dictyopharid Planthoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs12SpeciesTaxom
Membracidae Germar, 1821Horned Treehoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Cimicidae Latreille, 1802Bat bugs19SpeciesTaxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Issidae Spinola, 1839Issid planthoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Tingidae (Laporte, 1832)Lace bug1SpeciesTaxom
Reduviidae Latreille, 1807Assassin and thread-legged bugs7SpeciesTaxom
Aphalaridae Löw, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Miridae Hahn, 1831Capsid bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875Cochineal insects1SpeciesTaxom
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878Armored scale insects1SpeciesTaxom
Parastrachiidae Oshanin, 19220SpeciesTaxom
Lophopidae Stål, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Acanthosomatidae Signoret, 1864Acanthosomatids2SpeciesTaxom
Cydnidae Billberg, 1820Burrower bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs0SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs4SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Rhopalid Bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Enicocephalidae Stål, 1860Gnat bug1SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Cicadidae Westwood, 1840Cicada8SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915Mealy Bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Aphididae Latreille, 1802Aphids1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859Cotton stainers1SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858Clastopterid Spittlebugs1SpeciesTaxom
Scutelleridae Leach, 1815Jewel bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866Tropiduchid Planthoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
83 Genera with 105 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPQRSTZ
Acanthocoris Amyot & Serv..., 18031SpeciesTaxom
Agonoscelis Spinola, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Aka White, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Aleuroclava Singh, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alydus Fabricius, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Antestiopsis Leston, 1952
Variegated coffee bug0SpeciesTaxom
Bactericera Puton, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Bandusia Stål, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Batracomorphus Lewis, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Caffrolix Linnavuori, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Capenopsis Melichar, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Caprhiobia Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Centrotus Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Cercopis Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cimex Linnaeus, 178119SpeciesTaxom
Cletus Stål, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Clovia Stål, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Colmadona Kirkaldy, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Copium Thunberg, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Coranus Curtis, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Coreus Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopepla Stål, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoscarta Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Craspedolepta Enderlein, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cyllecoris Hahn, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopius Costa, 1835Cochineals1SpeciesTaxom
Dentachionaspis Macgillivray, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Deraeocoris Kirschbaum, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Dismegistus Amyot & Serv..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Dorycoris Mayr, 01SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopoda Stål, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Elasmoscelis Spinola, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Esbenia Jensen-Haarup, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Galaesus Dallas, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Geotomus Mulsant and Rey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Graphosoma De Laporte, 1758Striped shield bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Gypona Germar, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Homoeocerus Kolenati, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodemus Fieber, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Kaapia1SpeciesTaxom
Lethaeus Dallas, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Linospa Signoret, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Liorhyssus Stål, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Literna Stål, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Locris Stål, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Maccevethus Dallas, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Macroscytus Fieber, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Metochus Scott, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Migdilybs Hesse, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Miris Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Naphius Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Narecho1SpeciesTaxom
Nezara Amyot & Serv..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1852False Chinch Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Oncylocotis Stål, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Oxyrhachis Germar, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paranistria Metcalf, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Parentheca Berg, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pentatoma Olivier, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pephricus Amyot & Serv..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Phenacoccus Cockerell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Platypleura Amyot & Serv..., 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pododus Amyot & Serv..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Poophilus Stål, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Protrama Baker, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Psilotympana Stål, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Quintilia Stal, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Reduvius Fabricius, 18226SpeciesTaxom
Rhinaulax Amyot & Serv..., 17941SpeciesTaxom
Scantius Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Sepullia Stål, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Stictopleurus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Taipinga Distant, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tetyra Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Thaumantia Melichar, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tropicorypha Mayr, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Zulubius Bergroth, 18221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
105 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthocoris scabrator Fabricius, 1803Coreid bug
Aka siphona de Laubenfels, 1949
Aleuroclava ehretiae Jesudasan & ..., 1991
Bactericera incerta Tuthill, 1943
Bandusia erythrostena Walker, 1851
Capenopsis horvathi Melichar, 1912
Caprhiobia lineola Dallas, 1852
Centrotus leucopterus Thunberg, 1822
Cercopis trifurca
Cimex bifidus
Cimex bilineatus Thunberg, 1783
Cimex carnifex (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Cosmopepla lintneriana Kirkaldy, 1909
Cimex crudelis Fabricius, 1781
Cimex dilatatus
Cimex famelicus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Oncopeltus famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Cimex forsteri Fabricius, 1781
Cimex gastricus Thunberg, 1822
Cimex liligerus Thunberg, 1783
Cimex lineola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Maccevethus errans caucasicus Kolenati, 1845
Cimex lugubris
Cimex nubilus Gmelin, 1790
Cimex pubescens
Cimex quadridens
Cimex retusus
Cimex sanguinirostris
Cimex scapularis
Cimex transversus (Thunberg, 1783)⇒ Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758
Cimex vittatus Fabricius, 1781
Cletus ochraceus Herrich-Scha..., 1842
Clovia callifera Stål, 1856
Clovia ocella Thunberg, 1822
Colmadona fenestrata Thunberg, 1822
Copium cornutum (Thunberg, 1822)⇒ Copium clavicorne Linnaeus, 1758
Coranus papillosus Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Coreus cinereus
Cosmopepla lintneriana Kirkaldy, 1909Twice-stabbed stink bug
Cosmoscarta silpha Breddin, 1903
Craspedolepta veaziei Patch, 1911
Cyllecoris histrionius Linnaeus, 1767
Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1835Carmine scale
Dentachionaspis capparisi Brain, 1919
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) olivaceus Fabricius, 1777
Dorycoris pavonius Westwood Wes..., 0
Elasmopoda alata Westwood, 1842
Elasmoscelis cimicoides Spinola, 1839
Esbenia major Jensen-Haarup, 1931
Esbenia minor Jensen-Haarup, 1931
Galaesus hasticornis Thunberg, 1784
Geotomus radialis Signoret, 0
Graphosoma lineatum Linnaeus, 1758North african striped bug
Gypona nepa DeLong & Kolbe, 1974
Homoeocerus (Homoeocerus) annulatus Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Kaapia darwini Theron, 1983
Lethaeus ater Thunberg, 1822
Linospa hirta Thunberg, 1783
Liorhyssus hyalinus Fabricius, 1794Hyaline grass bug
Literna maura Thunberg, 1822
Locris areata Walker, 1851
Locris arithmetica Walker, 1851
Lygaeus crocatus
Lygaeus deustus
Lygaeus immaculatus
Lygaeus mundus Dallas, 1852
Maccevethus errans Fabricius, 1794
Metochus uniguttatus Thunberg, 1822
Migdilybs biguttatus Thunberg, 1822
Miris violaceus
Naphius apicalis Dallas, 1852
Narecho anceps Naudé, 1926
Nezara viridula Linnaeus, 1758Green plant bug
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius pallens Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Oncylocotis curculio Karsch, 1893
Oxycarenus annulipes Germar, 1837
Oxyrhachis concolor Buckton, 0
Paranistria villosa Fabricius, 1781
Parentheca aeliomorpha
Pentatoma (Pentatoma) rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Cherry stink bug
Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898Cotton mealybug
Platypleura capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Platypleura hirtipennis Germar, 1834
Platypleura deusta (Thunberg, 1822)⇒ Capcicada decora Germar, 1834
Platypleura stridula (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Platypleura nigrolinea De Geer, 1773
Protrama longitarsus longitarsus Ferrari, 1872
Psilotympana ruficollis Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Quintilia carinata Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Quintilia catena Fabricius, 1775
Reduvius limbatus
Reduvius ornatus
Reduvius pallens
Reduvius papillosus
Reduvius rufus
Reduvius scutellaris Thunberg, 1822
Rhinaulax analis Fabricius, 1794
Scantius forsteri Fabricius, 1781
Sepullia rufa Thunberg, 1822
Spilostethus crudelis Fabricius, 1781
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794
Stictopleurus scutellaris Dallas, 1852
Taipinga undulata Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Tetyra marginata
Thaumantia insularis scaeva Fennah, 1970
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Tropidothorax cruciger Motschulsky, 1859
Zulubius maculatus Thunberg, 1822Livid macron

Subnodes of Hemiptera with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SuborderAuchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, hoppers
11
26
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHeteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, heteropterans, True bugs
17
48
63
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Plant-parasitic Hemipterans, Psyllids, Scale Insects, Whiteflies
7
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyReduvoidea
1
2
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hemiptera at hemiptera-databases.com
Hemiptera at hemiptera-databases.org
Hemiptera at papua-insects.nl
Hemiptera at artfakta.se
Hemiptera at dyntaxa.se
Hemiptera at gbif.org
Hemiptera at irmng.org
Hemiptera at itis.gov
Hemiptera at marinespecies.org