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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Aegean Islands (Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
384
3170
6176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
383
3169
6175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
366
3104
6047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
64
337
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
57
312
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
29
155
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
18
82
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
33
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Aegean Islands
9 Genera with 13 Species
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1872False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 0Milkweed bugs4SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 17781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aegean Islands
13 Species and 3 Subspecies
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Kleidocerys truncatulus (Walker, 1872)⇒ Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Lygaeosoma sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeus creticus Lucas, 1854
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Lygaeus equestris equestris Linnaeus, 1758
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Neortholomus scolopax Say, 1832
Nysius immunis Walker, 1872
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus
Tropidothorax leucopterus Goeze, 1778

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Aegean Islands
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)
Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)


Links, sources and further information
Lygaeidae at artfakta.se
Lygaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Lygaeidae at gbif.org
Lygaeidae at irmng.org
Lygaeidae at itis.gov