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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Chile (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
516
4794
12661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
103
526
1081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
74
454
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
29
134
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
15
63
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
24
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
5
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chile
5 Genera with 15 Species
Lygaeus Fabricius, 20212SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1860False Chinch Bug7SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Syzygitis Bergroth, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chile
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Lygaeus alboornatus Blanchard, 1852
Lygaeus mauli Faúndez, Car..., 2021
Nysius angustellus Blanchard, 1852
Nysius baeckstroemi Bergroth, 1923
Nysius ephippiatus Spinola, 1852
Nysius irroratus irroratus
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius rhyparus Stål, 1860
Nysius simulans Stål, 1860
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus miles Blanchard, 1852
Oncopeltus zonatus Erichson, 1848
Syzygitis poecilus Spinola, 1852
Xyonysius humilis Spinola, 1852
Xyonysius ramiresi

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Chile
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
2
9
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