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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
94
552
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
73
502
1093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
38
198
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
18
90
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
32
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
5 Genera with 6 Species
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
6 Species
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803False Milkweed Bug
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
4
5
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