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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
32230
411245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
32201
411191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
31720
407430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
168
2999
17599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
118
2632
15603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
55
1323
6381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
27
607
2352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
13
216
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
82
283
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
82 Genera with 283 Species
#ABCDEGHKLMNOPRSTX
Aborsillus Barber, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Acrobrachys Horváth, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Acroleucus Stål, 187413SpeciesTaxom
Aethalotus Stål, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Anochrostomus Slater, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Apterola Mulsant & Rey, 05SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Atrademus Slater, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopeltus Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Belonchilus1SpeciesTaxom
Belonochilus Uhler, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Biblochrimnus Brailovsky, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Blissiella Slater, 02SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Capodemus Slater & Sweet, 19728SpeciesTaxom
Caprhiobia Scudder, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Caveloblissus Slater & Wilcox, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopleurus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Craspeduchus Stål, 18475SpeciesTaxom
Dalmochrimnus Brailovsky, 19845SpeciesTaxom
Darwinysius Ashlock, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ektyphonotus Slater, 01SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 191812SpeciesTaxom
Hadrosomus Slater, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Haemobaphus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Heteroblissus Barber, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Hormopleurus Horváth, 01SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 08SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 179414SpeciesTaxom
Latochrimnus Brailovsky, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeospilus Barber, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Lygaesoma4SpeciesTaxom
Lygaespilus3SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 180317SpeciesTaxom
Macchiademus Slater & Wilcox, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Madrorgus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 19889SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 197914SpeciesTaxom
Melanostethus Stål, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Micaredemus Slater, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Neokleidocerys Scudder, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 19727SpeciesTaxom
Nicuesa Hebard, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ninyas Distant, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Nithecus Horváth, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug25SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 191413SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 190711SpeciesTaxom
Orsillacis Barber, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Orsillus Dallas, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Ortholomus Stal, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Oxygranulobaphus1SpeciesTaxom
Paranysius Horváth, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Parapamphantus Barber, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Patritiodemus Slater & Ahmad, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Pirkimerus Distant, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Polychisme Kirkaldy, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Procellademus Slater & Wilcox, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacroleucoides1SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19186SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhobaphus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Reticulatodemus Slater & Wilcox, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Riggiella Kormilev, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastella Slater, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Sinorsillus Usinger, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs15SpeciesTaxom
Staglagmostethus1SpeciesTaxom
Stenaptula Seidenstücker, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Syzygitis Bergroth, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Talpoblissus Slater & Wilcox, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Torvochrimnus Brailovsky, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tropicoparapamphantus Brailovsky, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 05SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
283 Species and 15 Subspecies
Aborsillus insignis Barber & H.G., 1954
Acrobrachys inermipes C.Stal, 1870
Acroleucus brevicollis Stal, 1862
Acroleucus bromelicola Brailovsky, 1977
Acroleucus haemopterus Stål, 1874
Acroleucus herbosus H.Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus lamothei H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus nigrovittatus Stål, 1874
Acroleucus nobilis Stål, 1874
Acroleucus pothus Breddin, 1904
Acroleucus signaticollis Stål, 1874
Acroleucus stali Slater, 1964
Acroleucus subniger Distant, 1882
Acroleucus tullus Stal, 1862
Acroleucus vittaticeps Stål, 1874
Aethalotus fulviventris E.Bergroth, 1918
Aethalotus lividiventris E.Bergroth, 1918
Aethalotus nigriventris Horváth, 1914
Anochrostomus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Apterola (Apterola) kuenckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Apterola kuenckeli obscura Deckert, 1995
Apterola (Parapterola) iberica Horváth, 1899
Apterola lowanii
Apterola rubricunda
Arocatus longiceps Stål, 1872Plane Tree Bug
Arocatus melanostomus Scott, 1874
Arocatus roeselii Schilling, 1829
Arocatus rufipes Stål, 1872
Arocatus sericans Stål, 1859
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Aspilocoryphus mendicus Fabricius & ..., 1775
Atrademus fusconervosus C.Stal, 1865
Aulacopeltus excavatus Fabricius, 1781
Belonchilus numenius
Belonochilus numenius Say, 1832Sycamore Seed Bug
Biblochrimnus subcarinatus C.Stal, 1874
Blissiella castaneus
Blissiella micana
Caenocoris dimidiatus Breddin, 1907
Camptocoris longicornis Puton, 1874
Camptocoris typus Distant, 1918
Capodemus ambiguus Slater, Ashl..., 1969
Capodemus bispinosus Slater & Sweet, 1972
Capodemus darwini Slater & J.A., 1964
Capodemus fumidus Slater, Ashl..., 1969
Capodemus nepalensis Slater & J.A., 2002
Capodemus rostratus Slater & J.A., 1964
Capodemus sinuatus Slater, Ashl..., 1969
Capodemus wilcoxae Slater, J.A...., 1972
Caprhiobia lineola Dallas, 1852
Caprhiobia pallipes Scudder, 1962
Caprhiobia similis Scudder, 1962
Caveloblissus americanus Slater & Wilcox, 1968
Cosmopleurus fulvipes Dallas, 1852
Craspeduchus circumseptus C.Stal, 1867
Craspeduchus nigrolimbatus Stål, 1874
Craspeduchus pulchellus Fabricius, 1794
Craspeduchus uhleri Stål, 1874
Craspeduchus xanthostaurus Herrich-Scha..., 1847
Dalmochrimnus ayalai H.Brailovsky, 1984
Dalmochrimnus circumplicatus Distant & W.L., 1882
Dalmochrimnus guatemalanus Distant & W.L., 1882
Dalmochrimnus nigriguttulus C.Stal, 1874
Dalmochrimnus prominens H.Brailovsky, 1984
Darwinysius marginalis Dallas, 1852
Ektyphonotus cruentus
Graptostethus apicalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Graptostethus argentatus Fabricius, 1803
Graptostethus grandis Distant, 1901
Graptostethus incomptus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Graptostethus maculatus Dallas, 1852
Graptostethus maculatus sinhalanus Kirkaldy, 1908
Graptostethus proximus
Graptostethus rufus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus septus Germar, 1837
Graptostethus servus maculicollis Germar, 1847
Graptostethus servus servus Fabricius, 1787
Graptostethus sternalis Distant, 1918
Hadrosomus confraternus Uhler & P.R., 1869
Hadrosomus teapensis Distant & W.L., 1882
Haemobaphus concinnus Dallas, 1852
Heteroblissus anomilis Barber & H.G., 1954
Hormopleurus nysiodes
Horvathiolus albomaculatus
Horvathiolus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Horvathiolus fulvescens Puton, 1874
Horvathiolus gibbicollis Costa, 1882
Horvathiolus guttatus sefrensis
Horvathiolus mendosus Horváth, 1916
Horvathiolus sanctus
Kleidocerys denticollis Stål, 1874
Kleidocerys dimidiatus Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Kleidocerys franciscanus Stål, 1859
Kleidocerys modestus Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys obovatus Van Duzee, 1931
Kleidocerys ovalis Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Kleidocerys resedae flavicornis Duda, 1885
Kleidocerys resedae fuscomaculatus Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys suffusus Barber & H.G., 1947
Kleidocerys truncatulus (Walker, 1872)⇒ Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Kleidocerys truncatulus ericae Walker, 1872
Kleidocerys virescens Fabricius, 1794
Latochrimnus funereus H.Brailovsky, 1984
Latochrimnus vittiscutis C.Stal, 1862
Lygaeospilus brevipilus Scudder, 1981Seabeach evening primrose
Lygaeospilus fusconervosus Barber, 1948
Lygaeospilus pusio Stål, 1874
Lygaeospilus tripunctatus Dallas, 1852
Lygaesoma contaminata
Lygaesoma neglecta
Lygaesoma parvulum
Lygaesoma pusa
Lygaespilus brevipilus
Lygaespilus fusconervosus
Lygaespilus pusio
Lygaeus argutus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Lygaeus bahamensis Barber, H.G...., 1960
Lygaeus coccineus Barber & H.G., 1923
Lygaeus credicus
Lygaeus froeschneri Brailovsky, 1978
Lygaeus hanseni Jakovlev & B.E., 1883
Lygaeus inaequalis Stål, 1874
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus kalmii angustomarginatus Parshley, 1919
Lygaeus kalmii kalmii Stål, 1874
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus reclivatus enotus Say, 1832
Lygaeus sjostedti H.Lindberg, 1934
Lygaeus slateri Gorski & L.J., 1968
Lygaeus truculentus Stål, 1862
Lygaeus trux Stål, 1862
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803False Milkweed Bug
Macchiademus capensis Slater, 1964
Macchiademus denticulatus
Macchiademus diplopterus Distant, 1903
Madrorgus malagasicus Scudder & G...., 1962
Melacoryphus admirabilis Uhler, 1871
Melacoryphus circumlitus Stål, 1862
Melacoryphus facetus Say, 1832
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Melacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Melacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Melacoryphus rubricollis
Melacoryphus rubriger C.Stal, 1862
Melacoryphus rubrolimbatus Slater, 1988
Melanocoryphus tristrami Douglas & Scott, 1868
Melanopleurus belfragei Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus belfragii Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus bicolor Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Melanopleurus bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus fuscosus Brailovsky, 1977
Melanopleurus nubilus Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus perplexa
Melanopleurus perplexus Scudder, 1981Seabeach evening primrose
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterous
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterous melanopleurus
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus tenor Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus tetraspilus Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus vasquezae Brailovsky, 1979
Melanostethus marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Melanotelus bipunctata Dallas & W.S., 1852
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Micaredemus antennatus Slater & J.A., 1967
Micaredemus pusillus Dallas & W.S., 1852
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neacoryphus verecundus Distant & W.L., 1882
Neokleidocerys godmani Distant & W.L., 1882
Neortholomus arphnoides Baker, 1906
Neortholomus jamaicensis Dallas, 1852
Neortholomus koreshanus Van Duzee, 1909
Neortholomus nevadensis Baker, 1906
Neortholomus proceroderus
Neortholomus scolopax Say, 1832
Neortholomus usingeri Ashlock, 1972
Nicuesa speciosa Distant, 1893
Ninyas strabo Distant, 1882
Nithecus jacobaeae Schilling, 1829
Nysius (Macroparius) graminicola Kolenati, 1846
Nysius (Neseis) monticola Distant, 1893
Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae Distant, 1920Caledonia seed bug
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius (Nysius) thymi Wolff, 1804Lygaeid bug
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius angustatus Uhler, 1872Herbwilliam
Nysius ceylanicus V.Motschulsky, 1863
Nysius fuscovittatus Barber, 1958
Nysius grandis Baker, 1906
Nysius groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Nysius immunis Walker, 1872
Nysius insoletus Barber, 1947
Nysius monticolus Distant, 1893
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Nysius paludicola Barber, 1949
Nysius paludicolus Barber & H.G., 1949
Nysius plebejus
Nysius punctipennis Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius rhyparus Stål, 1860
Nysius salti Usinger, 1952
Nysius scutellatus Dallas, 1852Lygaeid bug
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Ochrimnus barberi Slater, 1964
Ochrimnus carnosulus Van Duzee, 1914
Ochrimnus collaris Fabricius, 1803
Ochrimnus conjunctus Distant & W.L., 1882
Ochrimnus foederatus Van Duzee, 1929
Ochrimnus henryi H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus laevus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus limbatipennis Stal, 1858
Ochrimnus lineoloides Slater, 1964
Ochrimnus mimulus Stål, 1874
Ochrimnus pallescens Stal, 1874
Ochrimnus pseudocollaris H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus tripligatus Barber, 1914
Ochrostomus bilimeki Distant & W.L., 1882
Ochrostomus moa
Ochrostomus pulchellus Fabricius & ..., 1794Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) cingulifer Stål, 1874Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) sandarachatus Say, 1832
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) cayensis Torre-Bueno, 1944
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) guttaloides Slater, 1964
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sanguineolentus Van Duzee, 1914Blood-colored Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sexmaculatus Stål, 1874Six-spotted Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus bergianus Kirkaldy, 1909
Oncopeltus nigriceps Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus nigriceps pseudorubricatus Slater, 1964
Oncopeltus pictus Van Duzee & ..., 1907
Orsillacis producta Barber, 1914
Orsillus depressus Dallas, 1852
Orsillus reyi Puton, 1871
Ortholomus scolopax Say, 1831
Oxygranulobaphus willinki Brailovsky, 1982
Paranysius fallaciosus Puton, 1895
Paranysius fraterculus Horváth, 1895
Parapamphantus erikae H.Brailovsky, 1989
Patritiodemus dilutipes Stal, 1858
Patritiodemus singularis Slater, J.A...., 1971
Pirkimerus japonicus T.Hidaka, 1961Japanese bamboo lygaeid bug
Pirkimerus nicobarensis Distant & W.L., 1909
Pirkimerus parviceps E.Bergroth, 1918
Polychisme ferruginosus Stål, 1874
Procellademus venenatus Slater, J.A...., 1966
Pseudacroleucoides vicinalis
Pylorgus aethiopicus Scudder & G...., 1964
Pylorgus colon Thunberg, 1784
Pylorgus equatorius Scudder, 1962
Pylorgus maculatus Reuter, 1882
Pylorgus obscurus Scudder, 1962
Pylorgus praeceps E.Bergroth, 1918
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus Fabricius, 1787
Reticulatodemus umbrosus Slater, J.A...., 1966
Riggiella vianai Kormilev, 1949
Scopiastella plagiatus Stål, 1865
Scopiastes caviceps E.Bergroth, 1918
Scopiastes rufipes G.Breddin, 1901
Sinorsillus piliferus Usinger & R.L., 1938
Spilostethus altivolens Linnavuori, 1978
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus lemniscatus Stål, 1855
Spilostethus longulus Dallas, 1852
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus mimus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus montislunae Bergroth, 1914
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Spilostethus rubriceps Horváth, 1899
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Spilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794
Staglagmostethus fuscatus
Stenaptula signatus Distant & W.L., 1918
Syzygitis poecilus Spinola, 1852
Talpoblissus cynoides
Talpoblissus latus Distant, 1918
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Torvochrimnus poeyi Guérin, 1838
Tropicoparapamphantus amazonicus Brailovsky, 1989
Tropidothorax belogowoli
Tropidothorax cruciger Motschulsky, 1859
Tropidothorax fimbriatus Dallas, 1852
Tropidothorax leucopterus Goeze, 1778
Tropidothorax sternalis Dallas, 1852
Xyonysius adjunctor Barber, 1947
Xyonysius basalis Dallas, 1852
Xyonysius californiacus alabamensis
Xyonysius californicus Stål, 1859California False Chinch Bug
Xyonysius elypticus

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Ecozones
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
32
154
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
10
46
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)
Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)


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