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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
95
716
1814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
74
658
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
37
245
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
19
100
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
10
41
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
9
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
9 Genera with 18 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17974SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeospilus Barber, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Myersia Evans, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1947False Chinch Bug7SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
18 Species
Arocatus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1798Elm Seed Bug
Kleidocerys franciscanus Stål, 1859
Kleidocerys modestus Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys ovalis Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lygaeospilus brevipilus Scudder, 1981Seabeach evening primrose
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Myersia grandis
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neortholomus scolopax Say, 1832
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius angustatus Uhler, 1872Herbwilliam
Nysius fuscovittatus Barber, 1958
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Nysius paludicolus Barber & H.G., 1949
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in British Columbia
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
3
9
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