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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
173
2393
8058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
119
2072
7032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
60
847
2934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
27
418
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
11
124
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
41
141
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
41 Genera with 141 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPSTX
Acroleucus Stål, 187411SpeciesTaxom
Anochrostomus Slater, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Bacacephalus Harrington, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Belonochilus Uhler, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Bubaces Distant, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Cholula Distant, 18827SpeciesTaxom
Craspeduchus Stål, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Dalmochrimnus Brailovsky, 19844SpeciesTaxom
Distingphyses Scudder, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dushinckanus Brailovsky, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Ektyphonotus Slater, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Gonatoides Slater, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hadrosomus Slater, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ischnorhynchus Fieber, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Latochrimnus Brailovsky, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeospilus Barber, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 186220SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 18748SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18829SpeciesTaxom
Neokleidocerys Scudder, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Neoninus Distant, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Nicuesa Hebard, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ninyas Distant, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1947False Chinch Bug10SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 19829SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 08SpeciesTaxom
Pephysena Distant, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Petissius Distant, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Polychisme Kirkaldy, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Praetorblissus Slater, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoacroleucoides1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomenus Ashlock & Sl..., 19823SpeciesTaxom
Schuhocoris Slater, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Stridulocoris Harrington, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Syzygitis Bergroth, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Torvochrimnus Brailovsky, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 18595SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
141 Species and 12 Subspecies
Acroleucus brevicollis Stal, 1862
Acroleucus caiaraensis H.Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus delineatus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus nigellus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus rubefactus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus sceleratus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus signoretii Stal, 1874
Acroleucus subniger Distant, 1882
Acroleucus tullus Stal, 1862
Acroleucus vicinalis Distant, 1882
Acroleucus vittaticeps Stål, 1874
Anochrostomus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Bacacephalus globiceps C.Stal, 1874
Belonochilus numenius Say, 1832Sycamore Seed Bug
Bubaces convergens Brailovsky, 1981
Bubaces gloriosus Brailovsky &..., 2020
Bubaces heissi O'Donnell, 2006
Cholula bicolor Distant, 1882
Cholula discoloria Distant, 1893
Cholula firmus Distant, 1882
Cholula irrorandus Distant, 1893
Cholula parvus Distant, 1882
Cholula variegata Distant, 1882
Cholula vigens Distant & W.L., 1882
Craspeduchus pulchellus Fabricius, 1794
Craspeduchus uhleri Stål, 1874
Craspeduchus variegatus DeGeer, 1773
Dalmochrimnus circumplicatus Distant & W.L., 1882
Dalmochrimnus guatemalanus Distant & W.L., 1882
Dalmochrimnus nigriguttulus C.Stal, 1874
Dalmochrimnus prominens H.Brailovsky, 1984
Distingphyses insignis Distant & W.L., 1882
Dushinckanus crassicornis Brailovsky, 1981
Dushinckanus inermibus Distant & W.L., 1882
Dushinckanus mesopotamicus Dellapé, P.M..., 2005
Ektyphonotus cruentatus Distant & W.L., 1882
Gonatoides typicus Distant, 1882
Hadrosomus confraternus Uhler & P.R., 1869
Ischnorhynchus championi Distant, 1882
Ischnorhynchus godmani Distant, 1882
Ischnorhynchus salvini Distant, 1882
Ischnorhynchus thoracicus Distant, 1893
Kleidocerys costaricensis Cervantes & ..., 2010
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Kleidocerys resedae geminatus Say, 1832Birch catkin bug
Kleidocerys virescens Fabricius, 1794
Latochrimnus funereus H.Brailovsky, 1984
Latochrimnus nigraosteolaris H.Brailovsky, 1984
Latochrimnus vittiscutis C.Stal, 1862
Lygaeospilus pusio Stål, 1874
Lygaeospilus tripunctatus Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus (Melanocoryphus) circumlinitus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) circumplicatus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) conjunctus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) cruentatus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) guatemalanus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) interstinctus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) venosus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Hypselonotus fulvus De Geer, 1775
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) verecundus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus albulus Distant, 1893
Lygaeus analis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus calderensis Distant, 1893
Lygaeus chontalensis Distant, 1893
Lygaeus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus kalmii kalmii Stål, 1874
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus reclivatus enotus Say, 1832
Lygaeus reclivatus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus truculentus Stål, 1862
Lygaeus trux Stål, 1862
Melacoryphus circumlitus Stål, 1862
Melacoryphus pedregalensis Brailovsky, 1977
Melacoryphus rubriger C.Stal, 1862
Melanopleurus belfragei Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus bicolor Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Melanopleurus bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus bistriangularis bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus bistriangularis marginellus Dallas, 1852
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus melanopleurus Uhler, 1893
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus Stål, 1874
Neacoryphus admirabilis Uhler, 1872
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neacoryphus circumlinitus Distant, 1882
Neacoryphus circumlitus Stål, 1862
Neacoryphus facetus Say, 1832
Neacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Neacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Neacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Neacoryphus verecundus Distant & W.L., 1882
Neokleidocerys godmani Distant & W.L., 1882
Neokleidocerys salvini Distant, 1882
Neoninus illustris Distant, 1882
Neortholomus jamaicensis Dallas, 1852
Neortholomus scolopax Say, 1832
Nicuesa speciosa Distant, 1893
Ninyas solubilis Distant, 1893
Ninyas strabo Distant, 1882
Ninyas torvus Distant, 1893
Nysius (Neseis) monticola Distant, 1893
Nysius ericae ericae Schilling, 1829
Nysius (Nysius) thymi Wolff, 1804Lygaeid bug
Nysius angustatus Uhler, 1872Herbwilliam
Nysius ementitus Distant, 1893
Nysius grandis Baker, 1906
Nysius monticolus Distant, 1893
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Ochrimnus barberi Slater, 1964
Ochrimnus carnosulus Van Duzee, 1914
Ochrimnus chontalensis Distant, 1893
Ochrimnus conjunctus Distant & W.L., 1882
Ochrimnus interstinctus Distant, 1882
Ochrimnus languidus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus neotropicalis Kirkaldy & G.W., 1909
Ochrimnus pallidocinctus Stal, 1862
Ochrimnus schizus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrostomus calderensis Distant, 1893
Ochrostomus neothoracicus Slater, 1964
Ochrostomus pulchellus Fabricius & ..., 1794Lygaeid bug
Ochrostomus uhleri C.Stal, 1874
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) cingulifer Stål, 1874Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) sandarachatus Say, 1832
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) guttaloides Slater, 1964
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sanguineolentus Van Duzee, 1914Blood-colored Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sexmaculatus Stål, 1874Six-spotted Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus semilimbatus Stål, 1874
Oncopeltus varicolor varicolor
Pephysena levis Distant & W.L., 1882
Petissius assimilandus Distant, 1893
Polychisme ferruginosus Stål, 1874
Praetorblissus brailovskyi Slater, 1995
Praetorblissus obrieni Slater & Ash..., 1976
Pseudoacroleucoides vicinalis Distant & W.L., 1882
Pseudomenus hondurensis Brailovsky &..., 2009
Pseudomenus olanchus Brailovsky &..., 2009
Pseudomenus veovatus Ashlock & Sl..., 1982
Schuhocoris gracilis Slater, 1985
Stridulocoris gracilis Distant, 1882
Syzygitis poecilus Spinola, 1852
Torvochrimnus kormilevi Brailovsky, 1983
Torvochrimnus poeyi Guérin, 1838
Torvochrimnus striatus Fabricius & ..., 1803
Xyonysius adjunctor Barber, 1947
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 Central America
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
11
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
4
16
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