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Checklist of Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
for Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
937
21291
104803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
933
21259
104731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
882
20999
104014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
210
3578
12914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
159
3038
10801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
70
1099
3652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
35
589
1657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
15
175
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
29
111
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
29 Genera with 111 Species
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Acanthocrompus Scudder, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18598SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Austronysius Ashlock, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Cerocrompus Scudder, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Crompus Stål, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Eurynysius Ashlock, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19856SpeciesTaxom
Hetergaster1SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Koscocrompus Scudder, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Lepionysius Ashlock, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18727SpeciesTaxom
Melanerythrus Stål, 19856SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18725SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug15SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 190110SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhobaphus Stål, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Reticulatonysius Malipatil, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Rhodiginus Distant, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Rhypodes Stål, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastella Slater, 198514SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 198521SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 0Milkweed bugs7SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 19857SpeciesTaxom
Woodwardiastes Slater, 19853SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
111 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acanthocrompus grandis Scudder, 1958
Arocatus aenescens Slater, 1985
Arocatus chiasmus Slater, 1985
Arocatus continctus Distant, 1906
Arocatus fastosus Slater, 1985
Arocatus montanus Slater, 1985
Arocatus rusticus Stål, 1867
Arocatus sericans Stål, 1859
Aspilocoryphus australicus Stål, 1874
Austronysius sericus Ashlock, 1967
Caenocoris torridus (Distant, 1918)⇒ Thunbergia torrida Distant, 1918
Cerocrompus typicus Scudder, 1958
Crompus oculatus Stål, 1874
Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958
Eurynysius meschioides Ashlock, 1967
Graptostethus cardinalis Stål, 1866
Graptostethus parvus (Distant, 1918)⇒ Arocatus continctus Distant, 1906
Graptostethus pubescens Slater, 1985
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus varipictus Slater, 1985Large Milkweed Bug
Hetergaster flavicosta
Kleidocerys franciscanus Stål, 1859
Koscocrompus obscurus Scudder, 1958
Lepionysius ashlocki ?tys, 1973
Lepionysius grossi Ashlock, 1967
Lygaeus analis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus arvicola (Latreille, 1804)⇒ Lyctocoris campestris Fabricius, 1794
Lygaeus castaneipes (Dallas, 1852)⇒ Oncopeltus quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775
Lygaeus contiguus (Walker, 1872)⇒ Oncopeltus quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775
Lygaeus divisus (Walker, 1872)⇒ Melanerythrus biguttatus Fabricius, 1775
Lygaeus innotatus (Dallas, 1852)⇒ Oncopeltus quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775
Lygaeus ruficeps (Walker, 1872)⇒ Melanerythrus mactans Stål, 1866
Melanerythrus biguttatus Fabricius, 1775
Melanerythrus ignitus Slater, 1985
Melanerythrus mactans Stål, 1866
Melanerythrus mutilatus Erichson, 1842
Melanerythrus uptoni Slater, 1985
Melanotelus bipunctata Dallas & W.S., 1852
Melanotelus bipunctatus Dallas, 1852
Melanotelus geriae Slater, 1985
Melanotelus rubiginosus Walker, 1872
Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae Distant, 1920Caledonia seed bug
Nysius andrewsi (Izzard, 1936)⇒ Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891
Nysius clevelandensis (Evans, 1929)⇒ Nysius caledoniae Distant, 1920
Nysius dissimilis (Izzard, 1936)⇒ Nysius caledoniae Distant, 1920
Nysius grampianis
Nysius mittae
Nysius neboissi
Nysius orarius Malipatil, 2005
Nysius paludicolus Barber & H.G., 1949
Nysius spectabilis Distant, 1901
Nysius tasmaniensis Malipatil, 2005
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Nysius turneri (Evans, 1936)⇒ Nysius caledoniae Distant, 1920
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Ochrimnus (Phaeochrimnus) dimorphopterus Brailovsky, 1982
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) atrorufus Guérin, 1831
Oncopeltus atrorufus atrorufus
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) microps Horváth, 1914
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) nigroflavatus Distant, 1918
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775Cotton bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sordidus Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus consors Distant, 1918
Oncopeltus purpurascens Distant, 1901
Pylorgus australensis Scudder, 1958
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus Fabricius, 1787
Reticulatonysius queenslandensis Malipatil, 2005
Rhodiginus monteithi Malipatil, 2020
Rhypodes clavicornis Fabricius, 1794
Scopiastella costalis Horváth, 1914
Scopiastella elegans Distant, 1918
Scopiastella himertos Slater, 1985
Scopiastella melvillensis Scudder, 1963
Scopiastella militaris Distant, 1901
Scopiastella nigricoronata Slater, 1985
Scopiastella nigricoronatus (Slater, 1985)⇒ Scopiastella nigricoronata Slater, 1985
Scopiastella rubricincta Slater, 1985
Scopiastella rubricinctus (Slater, 1985)⇒ Scopiastella rubricincta Slater, 1985
Scopiastella walkeri Distant, 1901
Scopiastella walkeri nigrinus Scudder, 1963
Scopiastella walkeri papuas Scudder, 1963
Scopiastella woodwardi Slater, 1985
Scopiastes affinis Distant, 1901
Scopiastes bicolor Distant, 1901
Scopiastes degeeri Stål, 1865
Scopiastes elegans (Distant, 1918)⇒ Scopiastella elegans Distant, 1918
Scopiastes eylandtensis Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes facetus Slater, 1985
Scopiastes hackeri Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes impeditus Slater, 1985
Scopiastes kurandensis Slater, 1985
Scopiastes laticeps Breddin, 1900
Scopiastes melampus Bergroth, 1918
Scopiastes militaris (Distant, 1901)⇒ Scopiastella militaris Distant, 1901
Scopiastes nigripes (Distant, 1901)⇒ Scopiastes melampus Bergroth, 1918
Scopiastes obliquus Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes obscurus Slater, 1985
Scopiastes perplexus Slater, 1985
Scopiastes scudderi Slater, 1985
Scopiastes taroomi Slater, 1985
Scopiastes turneri Distant, 1918
Scopiastes yorkensis Slater, 1985
Spilostethus decoratus Stål, 1866
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus pacificus Boisduval, 1835
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus
Thunbergia augur Stål, 1865
Thunbergia marcida Slater, 1985
Thunbergia rufifemur Slater, 1985
Thunbergia torrida Distant, 1918
Thunbergia torridus Distant & W.L., 1918
Thunbergia tumida Slater, 1985
Woodwardiastes exilis Slater, 1985
Woodwardiastes monteithi Slater, 1985

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
15
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
6
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)
Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)


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