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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
152
1876
5193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
105
1648
4574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
54
602
1559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
23
318
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
98
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
38
111
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
38 Genera with 111 Species
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Abpamphantus Barber, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Acroleucus Stål, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Anochrostomus Slater, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Antillodema Slater, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Arimacoris Baranowski &..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Bacacephalus Harrington, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Bubaces Distant, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Cholula Distant, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Craspeduchus Stål, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Dalmochrimnus Brailovsky, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ektyphonotus Slater, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Gemmacoris Baranowski &..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Gonatoides Slater, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hadrosomus Slater, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17946SpeciesTaxom
Latochrimnus Brailovsky, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleuroides Slater & Bar..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 19736SpeciesTaxom
Myodacanthus Dellapé, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Neoninus Distant, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Nicuesa Hebard, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ninyas Distant, 20058SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1947False Chinch Bug15SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 191413SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 184814SpeciesTaxom
Pephysena Distant, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Petissius Distant, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Pygaeus Uhler, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Torvochrimnus Brailovsky, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 18595SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
111 Species and 5 Subspecies
Abpamphantus gibbosus Barber & H.G., 1954
Acroleucus lamothei H.Brailovsky, 1980
Anochrostomus formosoides Baranowski, 2005
Anochrostomus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Antillodema maculosa Slater, J.A...., 1977
Antillodema obscura Barber, 1954
Arimacoris pileacola Baranowski &..., 1987
Bacacephalus globiceps C.Stal, 1874
Bubaces castaneus Distant, 1893
Bubaces uhleri Distant & W.L., 1901
Cholula lactifera Brailovsky, 1981
Cholula minuta Cervantes, 2004
Craspeduchus pulchellus Fabricius, 1794
Craspeduchus variegatus DeGeer, 1773
Dalmochrimnus prominens H.Brailovsky, 1984
Ektyphonotus cruentatus Distant & W.L., 1882
Gemmacoris nitens Baranowski &..., 1987
Gonatoides typicus Distant, 1882
Hadrosomus confraternus Uhler & P.R., 1869
Hadrosomus nigrocoxalis Baranowski &..., 1999
Horvathiolus superbus Pollich, 1779
Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Kleidocerys hispaniola Baranowski, 2005
Kleidocerys pictipes Stål, 1874
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Kleidocerys suffusus Barber & H.G., 1947
Kleidocerys virescens Fabricius, 1794
Latochrimnus aduncus Brailovsky, 1984
Lygaeus argutus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Lygaeus bahamensis Barber, H.G...., 1960
Lygaeus coccineus Barber & H.G., 1923
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Lygaeus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Lygaeus sexpustulatus Fabricius, 1775
Melacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Melanocoryphus albomaculatus Goeze, 1778
Melanopleuroides dominicanus Slater & Bar..., 2001
Melanopleurus aureus Distant, 1882
Melanopleurus dearmasi Alayo, 1973
Melanopleurus inflatus Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus maculicorium Maldonado Ca..., 1974
Melanopleurus tetraspilus Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus wygodzinskyi Alayo, 1973
Myodacanthus tridinadensis Dellapé, 2012
Neacoryphus albonotatus Barber, 1923
Neacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Neoninus illustris Distant, 1882
Neortholomus jamaicensis Dallas, 1852
Neortholomus koreshanus Van Duzee, 1909
Nicuesa speciosa Distant, 1893
Ninyas deficiens Lethierry, 1881
Ninyas dominicanus Baranowski, 2005
Ninyas humeralis Barber, 1947
Ninyas obrieni Baranowski, 2005
Ninyas punctatus Baranowski, 2005
Ninyas solubilis Distant, 1893
Ninyas strabo Distant, 1882
Ninyas woodruffi Baranowski, 2005
Nysius ericae ericae Schilling, 1829
Nysius fullawayi Usinger, 1942
Nysius fullawayi fullawayi Usinger, 1942
Nysius immunis Walker, 1872
Nysius inaequalis Uhler, 1894
Nysius jamaicensis Dallas, 1852
Nysius kinbergi Usinger, 1959
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Nysius nihoae Usinger, 1942
Nysius palor Ashlock, 1963
Nysius providus Uhler, 1894
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius scutellatus Dallas, 1852Lygaeid bug
Nysius suffusus Usinger, 1942
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Ochrimnus carnosulus Van Duzee, 1914
Ochrimnus chontalensis Distant, 1893
Ochrimnus collaris Fabricius, 1803
Ochrimnus dallasi Guerin-Menev..., 1857
Ochrimnus foederatus Van Duzee, 1929
Ochrimnus henryi H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus laevus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus lineoloides Slater, 1964
Ochrimnus marginatus Baranowski, 2005
Ochrimnus nigriceps Scudder, 1958
Ochrimnus pallidocinctus Stal, 1862
Ochrimnus pseudocollaris H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus tripligatus Barber, 1914
Ochrostomus bilimeki Distant & W.L., 1882
Ochrostomus poeyi Guérin, 1838
Ochrostomus pulchellus Fabricius & ..., 1794Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) cingulifer Stål, 1874Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) sandarachatus Say, 1832
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) cayensis Torre-Bueno, 1944
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) guttaloides Slater, 1964
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sexmaculatus Stål, 1874Six-spotted Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus aulicus Fabricius, 1775Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus femoralis Stål, 1874
Oncopeltus pictus Van Duzee & ..., 1907
Oncopeltus semilimbatus Stål, 1874
Oncopeltus spectabilis Van Duzee & ..., 1909
Oncopeltus unifasciatellus Slater & J.A., 1964
Oncopeltus varicolor varicolor
Oncopeltus zonatus Erichson, 1848
Pephysena fuscosa Barber & H.G., 1954
Petissius pallidinervis Stål, 1858
Petissius spinipes C.Stal, 1874
Pygaeus pallidus (Uhler, 1894)⇒ Antillocoris pallidus Uhler, 1894
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Torvochrimnus poeyi Guérin, 1838
Xyonysius acticola Baranowski &..., 1997
Xyonysius basalis Dallas, 1852
Xyonysius californicus Stål, 1859California False Chinch Bug
Xyonysius californicus alabamensis Baker, 1906
Xyonysius californicus californicus Stål, 1859

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
13
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
3
19
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