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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
119
892
1916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
88
740
1568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
44
300
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
23
169
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
11
78
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
14
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
14 Genera with 28 Species
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Dalmochrimnus Brailovsky, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 17793SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1858False Chinch Bug11SpeciesTaxom
Orsillus Dallas, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
28 Species and 5 Subspecies
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Camptocoris lindbergi Wagner, 1958
Camptocoris typus Distant, 1918
Dalmochrimnus defessus Van Duzee & ..., 1929
Horvathiolus albomaculus H.Lindberg, 1960
Horvathiolus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Horvathiolus superbus Pollich, 1779
Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Kleidocerys truncatulus (Walker, 1872)⇒ Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Lygaeosoma sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeosoma sardeum erythropterum Puton, 1875
Melacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Melanocoryphus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Melanopleurus maculicorium Maldonado Ca..., 1974
Neortholomus jamaicensis Dallas, 1852
Nysius (Macroparius) cymoides Spinola, 1837
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius ericae ericae Schilling, 1829
Nysius (Nysius) thymi Wolff, 1804Lygaeid bug
Nysius thymi latus Wagner, 1958Bloody hermit
Nysius atlantidum G.Horvath, 1890Ground bug
Nysius contiguus Walker, 1872
Nysius gloriae Baena & Gracia, 1998
Nysius immunis Walker, 1872
Nysius latus Wagner, 1958
Nysius vulcanorum Lindberg, 1858
Orsillus depressus Dallas, 1852
Orsillus pinicanariensis Lindberg, 1953
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus elegans Wolff, 1802
Spilostethus pandurus tetricus Horváth, 1909
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Macaronesia
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
4
14
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