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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Sicily (Italy)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
442
4789
12162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
439
4779
12141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
4738
12061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
90
835
1976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
82
789
1880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
39
319
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
21
166
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
10
76
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
16
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sicily
16 Genera with 27 Species
Apterola Mulsant & Rey, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Belonochilus Uhler, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 17793SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1872False Chinch Bug6SpeciesTaxom
Orsillus Dallas, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ortholomus Stal, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1927Milkweed bugs5SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 17781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sicily
27 Species and 6 Subspecies
Apterola (Apterola) kuenckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Apterola (Apterola) kunckeli Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Arocatus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1798Elm Seed Bug
Belonochilus numenius Say, 1832Sycamore Seed Bug
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Camptocoris longicornis Puton, 1874
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus servus maculicollis Germar, 1847
Horvathiolus fulvescens Puton, 1874
Horvathiolus gibbicollis Costa, 1882
Horvathiolus superbus Pollich, 1779
Kleidocerys ericae Horváth, 1908
Lygaeosoma sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) cruentatus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus creticus Lucas, 1854
Lygaeus equestris sicilianus Wagner, 1955
Melanocoryphus albomaculatus Goeze, 1778
Nysius (Macroparius) cymoides Spinola, 1837
Nysius graminicola graminicola Kolenati, 1845
Nysius (Macroparius) helveticus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius immunis Walker, 1872
Orsillus maculatus Fieber, 1861
Ortholomus punctipennis Herrich-Scha..., 1838
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Spilostethus saxatilis junctus Priesner, 1927
Tropidothorax leucopterus Goeze, 1778

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
5
10
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