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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
341
2074
3410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
2070
3406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
320
2014
3309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
65
251
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
53
196
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
32
139
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
17
89
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
32
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Italy
8 Genera with 11 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 17781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Italy
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arocatus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1798Elm Seed Bug
Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Lygaeosoma sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeus creticus Lucas, 1854
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Melanocoryphus albomaculatus Goeze, 1778
Nysius ericae ericae Schilling, 1829
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Tropidothorax leucopterus Goeze, 1778

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
2
Genus
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