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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
107
760
1833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
78
667
1690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
39
231
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
18
104
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
32
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
7 Genera with 10 Species
Belonochilus Uhler, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1906False Chinch Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
10 Species
Belonochilus numenius Say, 1832Sycamore Seed Bug
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803False Milkweed Bug
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neortholomus scolopax Say, 1832
Nysius angustatus Uhler, 1872Herbwilliam
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
3
4
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