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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
88
480
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
62
416
710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
27
145
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
14
80
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
43
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
18
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
18 Genera with 33 Species
Anochrostomus Slater, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Antillodema Slater, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bubaces Distant, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cholula Distant, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Ektyphonotus Slater, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Neoninus Distant, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ninyas Distant, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1947False Chinch Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 011SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Torvochrimnus Brailovsky, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 18592SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anochrostomus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Antillodema maculosa Slater, J.A...., 1977
Bubaces uhleri Distant & W.L., 1901
Cholula lactifera Brailovsky, 1981
Cholula minuta Cervantes, 2004
Ektyphonotus cruentatus Distant & W.L., 1882
Kleidocerys virescens Fabricius, 1794
Lygaeus sexpustulatus Fabricius, 1775
Melacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Neoninus illustris Distant, 1882
Neortholomus jamaicensis Dallas, 1852
Ninyas strabo Distant, 1882
Nysius jamaicensis Dallas, 1852
Nysius scutellatus Dallas, 1852Lygaeid bug
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Ochrimnus collaris Fabricius, 1803
Ochrostomus bilimeki Distant & W.L., 1882
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) guttaloides Slater, 1964
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sexmaculatus Stål, 1874Six-spotted Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus aulicus Fabricius, 1775Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus pictus Van Duzee & ..., 1907
Oncopeltus semilimbatus Stål, 1874
Oncopeltus spectabilis Van Duzee & ..., 1909
Oncopeltus unifasciatellus Slater & J.A., 1964
Oncopeltus varicolor varicolor
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Torvochrimnus poeyi Guérin, 1838
Xyonysius basalis Dallas, 1852
Xyonysius californicus Stål, 1859California False Chinch Bug

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
7
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
3
6
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