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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
49
271
459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
40
255
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
19
123
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
13
40
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
10
30
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
13
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
13 Genera with 18 Species
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopleurus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hormopleurus Horváth, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1872False Chinch Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Stenaptula Seidenstücker, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 19853SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Camptocoris longicornis Puton, 1874
Camptocoris typus Distant, 1918
Cosmopleurus fulvipes Dallas, 1852
Hormopleurus nysioides Horváth, 1884
Horvathiolus najranus Linnavuori, 1978
Lygaeus buettikeri Hamid & Hamid, 1985
Melanocoryphus buettikeri Hamid & Hamid, 1985
Nysius (Macroparius) cymoides Spinola, 1837
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Pylorgus athnenicus Linnavuori, 1986
Spilostethus furcula Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Stenaptula angusticollis H.Lindberg, 1939
Tropidothorax sternalis saudiensis Hamid & Hamid, 1985
Tropidothorax sternalis sternalis Dallas, 1852
Tropidothorax wittmeri Hamid & Hamid, 1985

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
2
5
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