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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
347
2297
5212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
345
2295
5211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2257
5157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
80
396
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
64
354
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
29
112
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
15
53
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
35
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Caledonia
11 Genera with 16 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Calotargemus Scudder, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Crompus Stål, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1920False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhobaphus Stål, 02SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Caledonia
16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Arocatus rubromarginatus Distant, 1920
Calotargemus longirostris Scudder, 1978
Crompus nesiotes Ashlock, 1967
Graptostethus nigriceps Stål, 1874
Graptostethus ocellatus Montrouzier, 1865
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Lygaeus dichrous Montrouzier, 1855
Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae Distant, 1920Caledonia seed bug
Oncopeltus bicinctus Montandon, 1861
Oncopeltus maoricus F.Walker, 1872
Oncopeltus rubromarginatus Distant, 1920
Pylorgus australensis Scudder, 1958
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus Fabricius, 1787
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus leucurus
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Tropidothorax leucopterus leucopterus
Tropidothorax neocaledonicus Bergroth, 1909

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in New Caledonia
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
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