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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
86
460
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
61
368
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
30
173
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
17
97
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
50
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
9
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canary Islands
9 Genera with 17 Species
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1872False Chinch Bug7SpeciesTaxom
Orsillus Dallas, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
17 Species and 5 Subspecies
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Horvathiolus albomaculus H.Lindberg, 1960
Horvathiolus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Kleidocerys truncatulus (Walker, 1872)⇒ Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Lygaeosoma sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeosoma sardeum erythropterum Puton, 1875
Melanocoryphus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Melanopleurus maculicorium Maldonado Ca..., 1974
Nysius ericae ericae Schilling, 1829
Nysius (Nysius) thymi Wolff, 1804Lygaeid bug
Nysius thymi latus Wagner, 1958Bloody hermit
Nysius atlantidum G.Horvath, 1890Ground bug
Nysius contiguus Walker, 1872
Nysius gloriae Baena & Gracia, 1998
Nysius immunis Walker, 1872
Orsillus pinicanariensis Lindberg, 1953
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus elegans Wolff, 1802
Spilostethus pandurus tetricus Horváth, 1909
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
2
7
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