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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2167
3663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
65
309
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
56
286
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
23
92
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
14
60
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
6
23
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
10
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
10 Genera with 10 Species
Aulacopeltus Stål, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Belonochilus Uhler, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1910False Chinch Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Orsillus Dallas, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Torvochrimnus Brailovsky, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 17781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
10 Species
Belonochilus numenius Say, 1832Sycamore Seed Bug
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Melanocoryphus albomaculatus Goeze, 1778
Melanotelus argillaceus Reuter, 1885
Nysius cargadosensis Distant, 1909
Nysius euphorbiae G.Horvath, 1910
Orsillus depressus Dallas, 1852
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Torvochrimnus poeyi Guérin, 1838
Tropidothorax leucopterus Goeze, 1778

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
3
4
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