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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
466
3890
7183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
465
3889
7182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3790
6958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
88
422
616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
67
380
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
36
157
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
18
69
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Ontario
4 Genera with 7 Species
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1872False Chinch Bug4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Ontario
7 Species
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Neortholomus scolopax Say, 1832
Nysius (Nysius) thymi Wolff, 1804Lygaeid bug
Nysius angustatus Uhler, 1872Herbwilliam
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
1
1
Genus
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