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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
3411
6581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
65
328
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
50
288
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
27
118
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
15
50
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Alberta
5 Genera with 8 Species
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1947False Chinch Bug4SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
8 Species
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Nysius fuscovittatus Barber, 1958
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Xyonysius californicus Stål, 1859California False Chinch Bug

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Central Alberta
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
2
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