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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
85
764
2361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
66
709
2204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
25
264
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
19
117
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
40
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
16
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
16 Genera with 28 Species
Acrobrachys Horváth, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Capodemus Slater & Sweet, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Depressignus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Minigellus Scudder, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Mizaldus Distant, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Montaltus Distant, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Neocrompus China, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Pirkimerus Distant, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhobaphus Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Scintillademus Slater, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastella Slater, 06SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 196311SpeciesTaxom
Stictocricus Horvath, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
28 Species and 13 Subspecies
Acrobrachys angustus Horvath, 1914
Capodemus sinuatus Slater, Ashl..., 1969
Depressignus browni Scudder & G...., 1962
Graptostethus incomptus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Lygaeus dispar (Fabricius, 1803)⇒ Phthiacnemia picta Drury, 1773
Minigellus cheesmani Scudder & G...., 1962
Mizaldus woodwardi Slater, J.A...., 1963
Montaltus tricolor Distant & W.L., 1888
Neocrompus vevarus Ashlock & Sc..., 1966
Oncopeltus atrorufus atrorufus
Oncopeltus atrorufus nesiotes Breddin, 1912
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775Cotton bug
Oncopeltus bicinctus Montandon, 1861
Oncopeltus limbicollis Horvath, 1914
Oncopeltus nigripennis Horvath, 1914
Pirkimerus papuensis Slater, 1968
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus leucurus
Scintillademus gemmatus Slater & J.A., 1968
Scopiastella cruentus G.Horvath, 1914
Scopiastella plagiatus Stål, 1865
Scopiastella walkeri descriptus Scudder, 1963
Scopiastella walkeri pallidus Scudder, 1963
Scopiastella walkeri papuas Scudder, 1963
Scopiastella walkeri walkeri
Scopiastes brandti brandti
Scopiastes brandti sulphureus Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes cheesmanae Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes diversus diversus
Scopiastes diversus splendidus Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes lucidus Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes maai Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes micheneri Scudder & G...., 1963
Scopiastes ruficeps Blote & H.C., 1972
Scopiastes rufipes rufipes
Scopiastes rufipes wagneri Scudder, 1963

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in New Guinea
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
7
20
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