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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
125
1401
3639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
100
1253
3261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
51
427
723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
26
194
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
12
88
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
24
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
24 Genera with 50 Species
#ACGILMNOPST
Arocatus Spinola, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Calotargemus Scudder, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Crompus Stål, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19855SpeciesTaxom
Insulicola Kirkaldy, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Melanerythrus Stål, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Montaltus Distant, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Neocrompus China, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Neoninus Distant, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Nesostethus Kirkaldy, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug6SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 06SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhobaphus Stål, 02SpeciesTaxom
Scintillademus Slater, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastella Slater, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 19636SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Tarlesa3SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
50 Species and 12 Subspecies
Arocatus rubromarginatus Distant, 1920
Calotargemus longirostris Scudder, 1978
Crompus nesiotes Ashlock, 1967
Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958
Graptostethus nigriceps Stål, 1874
Graptostethus ocellatus Montrouzier, 1865
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus servus servus Fabricius, 1787
Graptostethus varipictus Slater, 1985Large Milkweed Bug
Insulicola oceanicus Kirkaldy, 1908
Insulicola pacificus Kirkaldy, 1908
Lygaeus dichrous Montrouzier, 1855
Melacoryphus facetus Say, 1832
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Melanerythrus mactans Stål, 1866
Montaltus tricolor Distant & W.L., 1888
Neocrompus fijiensis Ashlock & Sc..., 1966
Neocrompus kellersi China, 1930
Neoninus illustris Distant, 1882
Nesostethus bipartitus Scudder, 1987
Nesostethus fuscus Scudder, 1987
Nesostethus ornatus Kirkaldy, 1908
Nesostethus variegatus Scudder, 1987
Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae Distant, 1920Caledonia seed bug
Nysius (Nysius) pacificus (China, 1930)⇒ Nysius caledoniae Distant, 1920
Nysius femoratus Van Duzee & ..., 1940
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius usitatus Ashlock, 1972
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Ochrimnus tripligatus Barber, 1914
Ochrostomus pulchellus Fabricius & ..., 1794Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus atrorufus nesiotes Breddin, 1912
Oncopeltus bicinctus Montandon, 1861
Oncopeltus maoricus F.Walker, 1872
Oncopeltus rubromarginatus Distant, 1920
Oncopeltus varicolor varicolor
Pylorgus australensis Scudder, 1958
Pylorgus bougainvillei Scudder, 1962
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus Fabricius, 1787
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus leucurus
Scintillademus gemmatus Slater & J.A., 1968
Scopiastella walkeri vicinus Horvath, 1914
Scopiastes bougainvillensis Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes cheesmanae Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes kriras Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes lepidus lepidus
Scopiastes lepidus ventralis Van Duzee, 1940
Scopiastes walkeri papuas Scudder, 1963
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Tarlesa astarte astarte
Tarlesa astarte navovona
Tarlesa astarte plumbata
Tropidothorax leucopterus leucopterus
Tropidothorax neocaledonicus Bergroth, 1909

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
13
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
6
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