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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
285
1917
3176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
285
1917
3176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
1866
3091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
43
148
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
40
136
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
22
81
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
12
63
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
4
21
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Queensland
8 Genera with 12 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Melanerythrus Stål, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Queensland
12 Species
Arocatus continctus Distant, 1906
Caenocoris torridus (Distant, 1918)⇒ Thunbergia torrida Distant, 1918
Graptostethus parvus (Distant, 1918)⇒ Arocatus continctus Distant, 1906
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus varipictus Slater, 1985Large Milkweed Bug
Melanerythrus biguttatus Fabricius, 1775
Nysius paludicolus Barber & H.G., 1949
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) microps Horváth, 1914
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775Cotton bug
Scopiastes turneri Distant, 1918
Thunbergia torridus Distant & W.L., 1918

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in North Queensland
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
2
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