The True Bugs (Hemiptera) of South Africa
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Contents
- Introduction
- Resources
- The Families
- References
The true bugs can be divided into five suborders: Sternorrhyncha, Fulgoromorpha, Cicadomorpha, Coleorryhncha and Heteroptera. This checklist follows a roughly phylogenetic sequence.
The aquatic bugs of southern Africa are placed in 17 families. The classification has been substantially updated (Schuh & Slater 1995), and the older names Amphibicorisae and Hydrocorisae have been dropped. The list of aquatic bugs is compiled from Poisson (1956), Truxal (1990) and private collection records. It is not particularly complete (hence all of the asterisks), especially in terms of distributions and seasons of adult activity. Any contributions would be welcome, and should be mailed to the list co-ordinator.
Information about the Hemiptera and their phylogenetic relationships can be obtained from
-
BIOSIS Internet Resource Guide - Hemiptera
- Gordon Ramel's Bug Page
- The Hemiptera page of The Tree of Life
- International Heteropterists’ Society
- Suborder: STERNORRHYNCHA
- Superfamily: Psylloidea
- Psyllidae (psyllids)
- Superfamily: Aleyrodoidea
- Aleyrodidae (whiteflies)
- Superfamily: Aphidoidea
- Adelgidae
- Phylloxeridae
- Aphididae (aphids, plantlice)
- Pemphiginae
- Hormaphidinae
- Thelaxinae
- Anoeciinae
- Drepanosiphinae
- Chaitophorinae
- Greenideinae
- Aphidinae
- Lachninae
- Superfamily: Coccoidea
- Margarodidae
- Ortheziidae
- Pseudococcidae
- Eriococcidae
- Dactylopiidae (cochineal inscts)
- Aclerdidae
- Asterolecaniidae
- Cerococcidae
- Lecanodiaspididae
- Coccidae
- Kerriidae
- Conchaspididae
- Halimococcidae
- Diaspididae
- Suborder: FULGOROMORPHA
- Superfamily: Fulgoroidea
- Tettigometridae
- Delphacidae
- Meenoplidae
- Derbidae
- Achilidae
- Fulgoridae
- Dictyopharidae
- Cixiidae
- Tropiduchidae
- Nogodinidae
- Flatidae
- Acanaloniidae
- Issidae
- Gengidae
- Hypochthonellidae
- Ricaniidae
- Eurybrachidae
- Lophopidae
- Suborder: CICADOMORPHA
- Superfamily: Cercopoidea
- Cercopidae (spitbugs)
- Aphrophoridae
- Machaerotidae
- Superfamily: Cicadoidea
- Cicadidae (cicadas)
- Cicadinae
- Tibicininae
- Superfamily: Cicadelloidea
- Membracidae (treehoppers)
- Cicadellidae (leafhoppers)
- Suborder: HETEROPTERA
- Superfamily: Dipsocoroidea
- Schizopteridae
- Dipsocoridae
- Superfamily: Enicocephaloidea
- Enicocephalidae
- Superfamily: Cimicoidea
- Polyctenidae
- Cimicidae (bedbugs)
- Anthocoridae
- Nabidae
- Miridae
- Isometopidae
- Superfamily: Tingoidea
- Tingidae (lacebugs)
- Superfamily: Reduvioidea
- Reduviidae (assassinbugs)
- Holoptilinae
- Tribelocephalinae
- Stenopodinae
- Salyavatinae
- Acanthaspinae
- Peiratinae
- Ectrichodiinae
- Apiomerinae
- Tegeinae
- Harpactorinae
- Saicinae
- Emesinae
- Superfamily: Aradoidea
- Aradidae (flatbugs)
- Superfamily: Coreoidea
- Stenocephalidae
- Rhopalidae
- Coreidae (tipwilters)
- Alydidae (seedbugs)
- Superfamily: Pyrrhocoroidea
- Pyrrhocoridae
- Superfamily: Lygaeoidea
- Lygaeidae
- Berytidae (stiltbugs)
- Piesmatidae
- Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
- Thaumastellidae
- Cydnidae (burrowing stinkbugs)
- Plataspidae
- Scutelleridae
- Pentatomidae (stinkbugs)
- Tesseratomidae
- Acanthosomatidae
- Dinidoridae
- NEOHETEROPTERA
- GERROMORPHA
- Superfamily: Mesoveloidea
- Mesoveliidae
- Superfamily: Hebroidea
- Hebridae
- Paraphrynoveliidae
- Superfamily: Hydrometroidea
- Hydrometridae (watermeasurers)
- Superfamily: Gerroidea
- Gerridae (pondskaters)
- Veliidae (watercrickets)
- PANHETEROPTERA
- NEPOMORPHA
- Superfamily: Nepoidea
- Belostomatidae (giant waterbugs)
- Nepidae (waterscorpions)
- Superfamily: Ochteroidea
- Gelastocoridae (toadbugs)
- Ochteridae
- Superfamily: Corixoidea
- Corixidae (waterboatmen)
- Micronectinae
- Corixinae
- Stenocorixinae
- Superfamily: Naucoroidea
- Naucoridae (creeping waterbugs)
- Aphelocheiridae
- Superfamily: Notonectoidea
- Notonectidae (backswimmers)
- Pleidae (pygmy backswimmers)
- LEPTOPODOMORPHA
- Superfamily: Leptopodoidea
- Superfamily: Saldoidea
- Saldidae (shorebugs)
- Leptopodidae (spiny shorebugs)
- Schuh, R.T. & Slater, J.A. 1995.
- True Bugs of the World
(Hemiptera: Heteroptera): classification and natural history. Cornell
University Press, Ithaca. 3337 pp.
This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects revised: