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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
86
537
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
69
490
1016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
32
153
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
16
73
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
30
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
11
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
11 Genera with 22 Species
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ninyas Distant, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1947False Chinch Bug4SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 18592SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Kleidocerys virescens Fabricius, 1794
Lygaeus coccineus Barber & H.G., 1923
Neacoryphus albonotatus Barber, 1923
Neortholomus jamaicensis Dallas, 1852
Ninyas deficiens Lethierry, 1881
Ninyas obrieni Baranowski, 2005
Ninyas strabo Distant, 1882
Nysius ericae ericae Schilling, 1829
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius scutellatus Dallas, 1852Lygaeid bug
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Ochrimnus collaris Fabricius, 1803
Ochrimnus henryi H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus laevus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus pallidocinctus Stal, 1862
Ochrostomus pulchellus Fabricius & ..., 1794Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus aulicus Fabricius, 1775Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus semilimbatus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Xyonysius basalis Dallas, 1852
Xyonysius californicus Stål, 1859California False Chinch Bug

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
3
7
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