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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
1139
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
225
1136
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1096
1600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
48
151
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
42
134
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
22
70
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
11
54
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
4
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Darwin
5 Genera with 6 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Melanerythrus Stål, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
6 Species
Arocatus chiasmus Slater, 1985
Graptostethus pubescens Slater, 1985
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Melanerythrus biguttatus Fabricius, 1775
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Darwin
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
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