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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region North Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1151
23291
115322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1145
23270
115280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1016
22709
113796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
232
2976
9839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
176
2526
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
65
914
2613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
29
448
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
12
138
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
28
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
28 Genera with 85 Species
#ABCDGHIKLMNORST
Anorthus Horváth, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Apterola Mulsant & Rey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Belonochilus Uhler, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Calyptonotus Douglas & Scott, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocoris Heer, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Crompus Stål, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Dermatinoides Slater & Sweet, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Ischnorhynchus Fieber, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 18727SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeites Heer, 18569SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 180716SpeciesTaxom
Macchiademus Slater & Wilcox, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Macrocranum Jordan, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Melanerythrus Stål, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Microspilus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Microtoma Laporte, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Nithecus Horváth, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug28SpeciesTaxom
Orsillus Dallas, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Ortholomus Stal, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Reticulatonysius Malipatil, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 0Milkweed bugs9SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
85 Species and 18 Subspecies
Apterola kunckeli kunckeli
Arocatus longiceps Stål, 1872Plane Tree Bug
Arocatus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1798Elm Seed Bug
Arocatus roeselii Schilling, 1829
Arocatus rusticus Stål, 1867
Belonochilus numenius Say, 1832Sycamore Seed Bug
Calyptonotus pineti Herrich-Scha..., 1835
Cephalocoris pilosus O. Heer, 1853
Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958
Dermatinoides nervosus Slater & Sweet, 1973
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus varipictus Slater, 1985Large Milkweed Bug
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Horvathiolus superbus Pollich, 1779
Ischnorhynchus resedae Panzer, 1793
Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Kleidocerys franciscanus Stål, 1859
Kleidocerys privignus Horváth, 1894
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Kleidocerys resedae flavicornis Duda, 1885
Kleidocerys resedae resedae Panzer, 1797
Kleidocerys truncatulus (Walker, 1872)⇒ Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Lygaeites acourti Cockerell, 1921
Lygaeites acutus O. Heer, 1853
Lygaeites amabilis Cockerell, 1921
Lygaeites dallasi
Lygaeites furcatus Giebel, 1856
Lygaeites mysteriosus Meunier, 1919
Lygaeites obsoletus Heer, 1853
Lygaeites ovalis O. Heer, 1853
Lygaeites priscus Giebel, 1856
Lygaeosoma sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeosoma sardeum sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeosoma wagneri G. Statz, 1950
Lygaeus bahamensis Barber, H.G...., 1960
Lygaeus contaminatus (Fallen, 1807)⇒ Neolygus contaminatus Fallén, 1807
Lygaeus creticus Lucas, 1854
Lygaeus dasypus O. Heer, 1853
Lygaeus deprehensus von Heyden, 1859
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Lygaeus equestris equestris Linnaeus, 1758
Lygaeus fossitius von Heyden, 1858
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus limbatus Fallen, 1807
Lygaeus pastinacae Fallen, 1807
Lygaeus rubricatus Fallen, 1807
Lygaeus saxatilis (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763
Lygaeus simulans Deckert, 1985
Lygaeus tinctus O. Heer, 1853
Lygaeus viridis Fallen, 1807
Macchiademus diplopterus Distant, 1903
Macrocranum pliozaeni K. H. C. Jordan, 1967
Macrocranum pliozani Jordan, 1967
Melanerythrus mactans Stål, 1866
Melanocoryphus albomaculatus Goeze, 1778
Melanocoryphus superbus (Horváth, 1916)⇒ Horvathiolus superbus Pollich, 1779
Microspilus proximus Dallas, 1852
Nithecus jacobaeae Schilling, 1829
Nysius (Macroparius) cymoides Spinola, 1837
Nysius (Macroparius) graminicola Kolenati, 1846
Nysius graminicola graminicola Kolenati, 1845
Nysius (Macroparius) helveticus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Nysius helveticus helveticus
Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae Distant, 1920Caledonia seed bug
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius ericae ericae Schilling, 1829
Nysius ericae groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Nysius (Nysius) thymi Wolff, 1804Lygaeid bug
Nysius thymi thymi Wolff, 1804
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius senecionis senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius coenosulus Stal, 1859
Nysius communis Usinger, 1942
Nysius dallasi White, 1878
Nysius delectus White, 1878
Nysius fucatus Usinger, 1942
Nysius groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Nysius huttoni White, 1878Wheat bug
Nysius immunis Walker, 1872
Nysius kinbergi Usinger, 1959
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Nysius punctipes Stål, 1856
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius tasmaniensis Malipatil, 2005
Nysius terrestris Usinger, 1942
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Orsillus depressus Dallas, 1852
Orsillus maculatus Fieber, 1861
Orsillus reyi Puton, 1871
Ortholomus punctipennis Herrich-Scha..., 1838
Reticulatonysius queenslandensis Malipatil, 2005
Spilostethus pacificus Boisduval, 1835
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Spilostethus saxatilis junctus Priesner, 1927
Spilostethus saxatilis lusitanicus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus saxatilis ruptus Priesner, 1927
Spilostethus saxatilis saxatilis
Tropidothorax leucopterus Goeze, 1778
Tropidothorax leucopterus leucopterus

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in North Europe
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
11
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
7
29
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