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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
786
13663
51105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
184
2089
5102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
140
1775
4219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
59
675
1523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
30
392
872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
14
124
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
22
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
22 Genera with 78 Species
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Acanthocrompus Scudder, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18597SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Cerocrompus Scudder, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Crompus Stål, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Eurynysius Ashlock, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19855SpeciesTaxom
Koscocrompus Scudder, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Lepionysius Ashlock, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Melanerythrus Stål, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug4SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19186SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Reticulatonysius Malipatil, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastella Slater, 19858SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 198518SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs4SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 19856SpeciesTaxom
Woodwardiastes Slater, 19852SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
78 Species
Acanthocrompus grandis Scudder, 1958
Arocatus aenescens Slater, 1985
Arocatus chiasmus Slater, 1985
Arocatus continctus Distant, 1906
Arocatus fastosus Slater, 1985
Arocatus montanus Slater, 1985
Arocatus rusticus Stål, 1867
Arocatus sericans Stål, 1859
Aspilocoryphus australicus Stål, 1874
Caenocoris torridus (Distant, 1918)⇒ Thunbergia torrida Distant, 1918
Cerocrompus typicus Scudder, 1958
Crompus oculatus Stål, 1874
Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958
Graptostethus cardinalis Stål, 1866
Graptostethus parvus (Distant, 1918)⇒ Arocatus continctus Distant, 1906
Graptostethus pubescens Slater, 1985
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus varipictus Slater, 1985Large Milkweed Bug
Koscocrompus obscurus Scudder, 1958
Lygaeus analis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus contiguus (Walker, 1872)⇒ Oncopeltus quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775
Lygaeus divisus (Walker, 1872)⇒ Melanerythrus biguttatus Fabricius, 1775
Lygaeus ruficeps (Walker, 1872)⇒ Melanerythrus mactans Stål, 1866
Melanerythrus biguttatus Fabricius, 1775
Melanerythrus mactans Stål, 1866
Melanerythrus mutilatus Erichson, 1842
Melanotelus bipunctata Dallas & W.S., 1852
Melanotelus rubiginosus Walker, 1872
Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae Distant, 1920Caledonia seed bug
Nysius orarius Malipatil, 2005
Nysius paludicolus Barber & H.G., 1949
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) atrorufus Guérin, 1831
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) microps Horváth, 1914
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) nigroflavatus Distant, 1918
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775Cotton bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sordidus Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus consors Distant, 1918
Pylorgus australensis Scudder, 1958
Reticulatonysius queenslandensis Malipatil, 2005
Scopiastella costalis Horváth, 1914
Scopiastella elegans Distant, 1918
Scopiastella himertos Slater, 1985
Scopiastella militaris Distant, 1901
Scopiastella nigricoronata Slater, 1985
Scopiastella nigricoronatus (Slater, 1985)⇒ Scopiastella nigricoronata Slater, 1985
Scopiastella rubricincta Slater, 1985
Scopiastella rubricinctus (Slater, 1985)⇒ Scopiastella rubricincta Slater, 1985
Scopiastes bicolor Distant, 1901
Scopiastes degeeri Stål, 1865
Scopiastes elegans (Distant, 1918)⇒ Scopiastella elegans Distant, 1918
Scopiastes facetus Slater, 1985
Scopiastes hackeri Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes impeditus Slater, 1985
Scopiastes kurandensis Slater, 1985
Scopiastes laticeps Breddin, 1900
Scopiastes melampus Bergroth, 1918
Scopiastes militaris (Distant, 1901)⇒ Scopiastella militaris Distant, 1901
Scopiastes nigripes (Distant, 1901)⇒ Scopiastes melampus Bergroth, 1918
Scopiastes obliquus Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes obscurus Slater, 1985
Scopiastes perplexus Slater, 1985
Scopiastes scudderi Slater, 1985
Scopiastes taroomi Slater, 1985
Scopiastes turneri Distant, 1918
Scopiastes yorkensis Slater, 1985
Spilostethus decoratus Stål, 1866
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus pacificus Boisduval, 1835
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Thunbergia augur Stål, 1865
Thunbergia marcida Slater, 1985
Thunbergia rufifemur Slater, 1985
Thunbergia torrida Distant, 1918
Thunbergia torridus Distant & W.L., 1918
Thunbergia tumida Slater, 1985
Woodwardiastes exilis Slater, 1985
Woodwardiastes monteithi Slater, 1985

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

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
13
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
4
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