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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
617
8662
28193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
615
8657
28187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
586
8515
27692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
110
970
2913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
82
869
2750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
44
336
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
22
135
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
11
54
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Canada
10 Genera with 20 Species
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18034SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Myodochus Olivier, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 0False Chinch Bug7SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Trapezonatus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Canada
20 Species
Kleidocerys ovalis Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lygaeus angustomarginetus
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803False Milkweed Bug
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Myodochus serripes Olivier & A.G., 1811
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neortholomus scolopax Say, 1832
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius (Nysius) thymi Wolff, 1804Lygaeid bug
Nysius angustatus Uhler, 1872Herbwilliam
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Nysius thymii
Ochrostomus pulchellus Fabricius & ..., 1794Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Trapezonatus arenarius Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in East Canada
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
2
8
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