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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
373
5345
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
5344
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
5261
8620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
61
450
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
55
439
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
28
175
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
15
133
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
5
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
17
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Liberia
17 Genera with 18 Species
Acroleucus Stål, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Anochrostomus Slater, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Craspeduchus Stål, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Hyalonysius Slater, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Mizaldus Distant, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Sinierus Distant, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Stilbocoris Bergroth, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Torvochrimnus Brailovsky, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acroleucus subniger Distant, 1882
Acroleucus tullus Stal, 1862
Anochrostomus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Graptostethus rufus Distant, 1918
Hyalonysius ashlocki Slater & J.A., 1962
Lygaeus analis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Melacoryphus rubriger C.Stal, 1862
Melanopleurus bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus melanopleurus Uhler, 1893
Mizaldus sylvaticus Krüger, 2019
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neortholomus jamaicensis Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus bueanus Karsch, 1892
Pylorgus equatorius Scudder, 1962
Sinierus explanatus Scudder & G...., 1984
Stilbocoris distinctus Scudder, 1962
Tropidothorax sternalis Dallas, 1852
Tropidothorax sternalis sternalis Dallas, 1852

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Liberia
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
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