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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3550
6682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
81
468
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
70
417
683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
36
155
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
19
91
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
6
32
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
11
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Solomon Islands
11 Genera with 18 Species
Crompus Stål, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Nesostethus Kirkaldy, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug5SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Tarlesa3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
18 Species and 5 Subspecies
Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958
Melacoryphus facetus Say, 1832
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Nesostethus fuscus Scudder, 1987
Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae Distant, 1920Caledonia seed bug
Nysius femoratus Van Duzee & ..., 1940
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius usitatus Ashlock, 1972
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Ochrimnus tripligatus Barber, 1914
Ochrostomus pulchellus Fabricius & ..., 1794Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus bicinctus Montandon, 1861
Pylorgus bougainvillei Scudder, 1962
Scopiastes bougainvillensis Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes kriras Scudder, 1963
Scopiastes lepidus lepidus
Scopiastes lepidus ventralis Van Duzee, 1940
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Tarlesa astarte astarte
Tarlesa astarte navovona
Tarlesa astarte plumbata

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Solomon Islands
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
5
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