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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
303
1557
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
303
1557
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
1525
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
74
364
624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
64
339
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
30
160
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
18
93
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
37
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
11
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Baja California
11 Genera with 21 Species
Belonochilus Uhler, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1947False Chinch Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California
21 Species
Belonochilus numenius Say, 1832Sycamore Seed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Melacoryphus admirabilis Uhler, 1871
Melacoryphus circumlitus Stål, 1862
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Melacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Melacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Melanopleurus belfragei Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus bicolor Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neortholomus jamaicensis Dallas, 1852
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Ochrimnus carnosulus Van Duzee, 1914
Ochrimnus foederatus Van Duzee, 1929
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sanguineolentus Van Duzee, 1914Blood-colored Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sexmaculatus Stål, 1874Six-spotted Milkweed Bug
Xyonysius californicus Stål, 1859California False Chinch Bug

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Baja California
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
4
6
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