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Checklist for Order Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Aphids)
and region West Coast District (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
129
458
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
129
458
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
124
448
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
13
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
13
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Coast District
13 Families width 22 Species
Miridae Hahn, 1831Capsid bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Corixidae Leach, 1815Lesser Water-Boatman6SpeciesTaxom
Ulopidae Le Peletier ..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Cydnidae Billberg, 1820Burrower bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Rhopalid Bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Gerridae Leach, 1815Jesus bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Nepidae Latreille, 1802Back-swimmer Water-boatmen1SpeciesTaxom
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Cixiidae Spinola, 1839Cixid planthoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915Mealy Bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Reduviidae Latreille, 1807Assassin and thread-legged bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Broad-shouldered bugs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Coast District
19 Genera with 22 Species
Atractotomus Fieber, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Callicorixa White, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Cephalelus Percheron, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Corixa Geoffroy, 18073SpeciesTaxom
Cydnus Fabricius, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Dicranocephalus Hahn, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Gerris Fabricius, 1767Pondskater1SpeciesTaxom
Lygus Hahn, 1911Lygus bug1SpeciesTaxom
Nepa Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1758Back-Swimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Oecleus Stål, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Oliarus Stål, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phenacoccus Cockerell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pinalitus Kelton, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Rhynocoris Hahn, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Sigara Fabricius, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1781Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Velia Latreille, 1947water cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Coast District
22 Species
Atractotomus (Atractotomus) magnicornis Fallen, 1807Plant bug
Callicorixa praeusta Fieber, 1848
Cephalelus uncinatus Davies, 1988
Corixa dentipes Thomson, 1869
Corixa dorsalis Leach, 1817
Corixa punctata Illiger, 1807Common Water Boatman
Cydnus (Cydnus) aterrimus Forster, 1771Spurge shield bug
Dicranocephalus testaceus Stål, 1860
Gerris (Gerris) lacustris Linnaeus, 1767Common pond skater
Lygus rugulipennis Poppius, 1911Bishop bug
Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Linnaeus, 1758Common Backswimmer
Oecleus quadrileneata Van Duzee, 1912
Oliarus makaala Giffard, 1925
Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898Cotton mealybug
Pinalitus cervinus Herrich-Scha..., 1841Plant bug
Rhynocoris rufus Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Sigara (Subsigara) falleni Fieber, 1848
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Leach, 1817
Spilostethus crudelis Fabricius, 1781
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Tamanini, 1947African plume

Subnodes of Hemiptera with occurrences in West Coast District
SuborderAuchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, hoppers
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHeteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, heteropterans, True bugs
9
14
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Plant-parasitic Hemipterans, Psyllids, Scale Insects, Whiteflies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyReduvoidea
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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