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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
144
1343
4090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
1127
3564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
46
407
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
22
170
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
10
58
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
16
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
16 Genera with 31 Species
Belonochilus Uhler, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Crophus1SpeciesTaxom
Hetergaster1SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeospilus Barber, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 19795SpeciesTaxom
Miogonates Sailer & Car..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1947False Chinch Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Paritrechus1SpeciesTaxom
Procymophyes Sailer & Car..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Belonochilus numenius Say, 1832Sycamore Seed Bug
Crophus bohemani Stål, 1860
Hetergaster behrensii
Kleidocerys modestus Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lygaeospilus fusconervosus Barber, 1948
Lygaeospilus pusio Stål, 1874
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus kalmii kalmii Stål, 1874
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus truculentus Stål, 1862
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Melacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Melacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Melanopleurus belfragei Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus fuscosus Brailovsky, 1977
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus vazquezae Brailovsky, 1979
Miogonates subimpunctatus R. I. Sailer, 1957
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Neacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sanguineolentus Van Duzee, 1914Blood-colored Milkweed Bug
Paritrechus fraternus
Procymophyes lithax R. I. Sailer, 1957
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Xyonysius californicus Stål, 1859California False Chinch Bug

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
3
5
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