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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
287
5025
20860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
224
4389
17787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
84
1584
6132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
38
773
2394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
14
236
868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
51
176
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
51 Genera with 176 Species
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Anorthus Horváth, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Apterola Mulsant & Rey, 194210SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Belonochilus Uhler, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Calyptonotus Douglas & Scott, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Caprochromus Scudder, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocoris Heer, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopleurus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Craspeduchus Stål, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Crompus Stål, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Dermatinoides Slater & Sweet, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 188511SpeciesTaxom
Ischnorhynchus Fieber, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 187212SpeciesTaxom
Leipsanon Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Linnaea Scudder, 1890
Twinflower0SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeites Heer, 185311SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 19508SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 180740SpeciesTaxom
Macchiademus Slater & Wilcox, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Macrocranum Jordan, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Melanerythrus Stål, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 18685SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Microspilus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Microtoma Laporte, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Mizaldus Distant, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Ninomimus Lindberg, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Nithecus Horváth, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug37SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Orsillus Dallas, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Ortholomus Stal, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Oxygranulobaphus1SpeciesTaxom
Paraninus Scudder, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Paranysius Horváth, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Praenotochilus Theobald, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Reticulatonysius Malipatil, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1865Milkweed bugs15SpeciesTaxom
Togo Bergroth, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Torvochrimnus Brailovsky, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 1963
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
176 Species and 34 Subspecies
Apterola (Apterola) kuenckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Apterola (Apterola) kunckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Apterola kunckeli focarilei Taminini, 1964
Apterola kunckeli kunckeli
Apterola kunckeli obscura Deckert, 1995
Apterola (Apterola) lownii Saunders, 1876
Apterola (Parapterola) iberica Horváth, 1899
Apterola (Parapterola) ramburi Peláez, 1942
Arocatus longiceps Stål, 1872Plane Tree Bug
Arocatus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1798Elm Seed Bug
Arocatus roeselii Schilling, 1829
Arocatus rusticus Stål, 1867
Belonochilus numenius Say, 1832Sycamore Seed Bug
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Caenocoris floridilus Distant, 1918
Calyptonotus pineti Herrich-Scha..., 1835
Camptocoris longicornis Puton, 1874
Caprochromus longisetosus Slater, 1964
Cephalocoris pilosus O. Heer, 1853
Cosmopleurus fulvipes Dallas, 1852
Craspeduchus variegatus DeGeer, 1773
Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958
Dermatinoides nervosus Slater & Sweet, 1973
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus servus maculicollis Germar, 1847
Graptostethus servus servus Fabricius, 1787
Graptostethus varipictus Slater, 1985Large Milkweed Bug
Horvathiolus albomacula Lindberg, 1960
Horvathiolus albomaculus H.Lindberg, 1960
Horvathiolus amoenulus Gerstaecker, 1873
Horvathiolus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Horvathiolus fulvescens Puton, 1874
Horvathiolus gibbicollis Costa, 1882
Horvathiolus guttatus Rambur, 1839
Horvathiolus mendosus Horváth, 1916
Horvathiolus superbus Pollich, 1779
Horvathiolus syriacus Reuter, 1885
Ischnorhynchus resedae Panzer, 1793
Kleidocerys dimidiatus Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys discolor
Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Kleidocerys franciscanus Stål, 1859
Kleidocerys ovalis Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys privignis Horváth, 1894
Kleidocerys privignus Horváth, 1894
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Kleidocerys resedae flavicornis Duda, 1885
Kleidocerys resedae resedae Panzer, 1797
Kleidocerys truncatulus (Walker, 1872)⇒ Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Kleidocerys truncatulus ericae Walker, 1872
Leipsanon reticulatum Handlirsch, 1906
Lygaeites acourti Cockerell, 1921
Lygaeites acutus O. Heer, 1853
Lygaeites amabilis Cockerell, 1921
Lygaeites dallasi
Lygaeites furcatus Giebel, 1856
Lygaeites lividus O. Heer, 1853
Lygaeites mysteriosus Meunier, 1919
Lygaeites obsoletus Heer, 1853
Lygaeites ovalis O. Heer, 1853
Lygaeites priscus Giebel, 1856
Lygaeites pusillus O. Heer, 1853
Lygaeosoma anatolicum Seidenstücker, 1960
Lygaeosoma angulare Reuter & O.M., 1885
Lygaeosoma sardae M.Spinola, 1837
Lygaeosoma sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeosoma sardeum erythropterum Puton, 1875
Lygaeosoma sardeum sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeosoma sibiricum Seidenstücker, 1962
Lygaeosoma wagneri G. Statz, 1950
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) cruentatus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) venosus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Hypselonotus fulvus De Geer, 1775
Lygaeus analis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus apuans Rossi, 1794
Lygaeus arvernus Piton, 1935
Lygaeus atavinus O. Heer, 1853
Lygaeus bahamensis Barber, H.G...., 1960
Lygaeus celasensis Theobald, 1937
Lygaeus contaminatus (Fallen, 1807)⇒ Neolygus contaminatus Fallén, 1807
Lygaeus creticus Lucas, 1854
Lygaeus dasypus O. Heer, 1853
Lygaeus dellachiaje Hope, 0
Lygaeus deprehensus von Heyden, 1859
Lygaeus deucalionis O. Heer, 1853
Lygaeus elegans Wolff, 1802
Lygaeus elongatiabdominalis N. Theobald, 1937
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Lygaeus equestris equestris Linnaeus, 1758
Lygaeus equestris lactans Horvath, 1899
Lygaeus equestris sicilianus Wagner, 1955
Lygaeus familiaris Fabricius, 1781
Lygaeus fossitius von Heyden, 1858
Lygaeus guttatus Rambur, 1839
Lygaeus heeri Slater, 1964
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus limbatus Fallen, 1807
Lygaeus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Lygaeus murinus Kiritchenko, 1914
Lygaeus mutilus O. Novák, 1878
Lygaeus obscurellus N. Theobald, 1937
Lygaeus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Lygaeus pastinacae Fallen, 1807
Lygaeus punctato
Lygaeus punctato guttatus
Lygaeus rubricatus Fallen, 1807
Lygaeus saxatilis (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763
Lygaeus simulans Deckert, 1985
Lygaeus tinctus O. Heer, 1853
Lygaeus ventralis O. Heer, 1853
Lygaeus viridis Fallen, 1807
Macchiademus diplopterus Distant, 1903
Macrocranum pliozaeni K. H. C. Jordan, 1967
Macrocranum pliozani Jordan, 1967
Melanerythrus mactans Stål, 1866
Melanocoryphus albomaculatus Goeze, 1778
Melanocoryphus albomarginatus
Melanocoryphus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Melanocoryphus superbus (Horváth, 1916)⇒ Horvathiolus superbus Pollich, 1779
Melanocoryphus tristrami Douglas & Scott, 1868
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus melanopleurus Uhler, 1893
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Microspilus proximus Dallas, 1852
Mizaldus sinuaticollis R.Linnavuori, 1978
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neortholomus scolopax Say, 1832
Ninomimus flavipes Matsumura, 1913
Nithecus jacobaeae Schilling, 1829
Nithecus jacobeae Schilling, 1829
Nysius (Macroparius) cymoides Spinola, 1837
Nysius (Macroparius) graminicola Kolenati, 1846
Nysius graminicola graminicola Kolenati, 1845
Nysius graminicola karaganus Hoberlandt, 1949
Nysius (Macroparius) helveticus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Nysius helveticus helveticus
Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae Distant, 1920Caledonia seed bug
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius ericae ericae Schilling, 1829
Nysius ericae groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Nysius (Nysius) inconspicuus Distant, 1903
Nysius (Nysius) pulchellus Stål, 1860
Nysius (Nysius) thymi Wolff, 1804Lygaeid bug
Nysius thymi latus Wagner, 1958Bloody hermit
Nysius thymi thymi Wolff, 1804
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius senecionis senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius angustatus Uhler, 1872Herbwilliam
Nysius atlantidum G.Horvath, 1890Ground bug
Nysius coenosulus Stal, 1859
Nysius communis Usinger, 1942
Nysius contiguus Walker, 1872
Nysius dallasi White, 1878
Nysius delectus White, 1878
Nysius fucatus Usinger, 1942
Nysius gloriae Baena & Gracia, 1998
Nysius groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Nysius huttoni White, 1878Wheat bug
Nysius immunis Walker, 1872
Nysius kinbergi Usinger, 1959
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Nysius punctipes Stål, 1856
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius tasmaniensis Malipatil, 2005
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Nysius terrestris Usinger, 1942
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Ochrimnus (Phaeochrimnus) dimorphopterus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus collaris Fabricius, 1803
Ochrimnus pseudocollaris H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrostomus pulchellus Fabricius & ..., 1794Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus jucundus Dallas, 1852
Orsillus depressus Dallas, 1852
Orsillus maculatus Fieber, 1861
Orsillus pinicanariensis Lindberg, 1953
Orsillus reyi Puton, 1871
Ortholomus carinatus Lindberg, 1932
Ortholomus jordani Hoberlandt, 1953
Ortholomus punctipennis Herrich-Scha..., 1838
Oxygranulobaphus willinki Brailovsky, 1982
Paraninus gracilis Scudder, 1957
Paranysius australis Linnavuori, 1978
Paranysius fraterculus Horváth, 1895
Praenotochilus parallelus N. Theobald, 1937
Reticulatonysius queenslandensis Malipatil, 2005
Spilostethus crudelis Fabricius, 1781
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus furculus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus merui Scudder, 1962
Spilostethus pacificus Boisduval, 1835
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Spilostethus saxatilis junctus Priesner, 1927
Spilostethus saxatilis lusitanicus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus saxatilis ruptus Priesner, 1927
Spilostethus saxatilis saxatilis
Spilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865
Togo hemipterus Scott, 1874Seed bug
Torvochrimnus poeyi Guérin, 1838
Tropidothorax leucopterus Goeze, 1778
Tropidothorax leucopterus aurantiacus Thierry-Mieg, 1913
Tropidothorax leucopterus flavinus Thierry-Mieg, 1913
Tropidothorax leucopterus incarnatus Seabra & de, 1924
Tropidothorax leucopterus leucopterus
Tropidothorax sternalis Dallas, 1852
Tropidothorax sternalis sternalis Dallas, 1852

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Europe
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
21
97
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
10
42
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