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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
437
3437
6024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
435
3435
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
416
3371
5900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
80
343
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
61
301
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
27
114
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
14
60
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
6
18
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Los Angeles County
6 Genera with 8 Species
Kleidocerys Stephens, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1947False Chinch Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles County
8 Species
Kleidocerys modestus Barber, 1953
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Melanopleurus bistriangularis Say, 1832
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Los Angeles County
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
2
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