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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
215
4692
23577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
153
4090
20228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
66
1562
7191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
31
775
2793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
12
232
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
85
292
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
85 Genera with 292 Species
#ABCDEGHKLMNOPRSTXZ
Aborsillus Barber, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Achlyosomus Slater, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Acroleucus Stål, 198437SpeciesTaxom
Aethalotus Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Anochrostomus Slater, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Aulacoblissus Slater, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Bacacephalus Harrington, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Balionysius Ashlock, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Biblochrimnus Brailovsky, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Bubaces Distant, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Caenusia1SpeciesTaxom
Caprhiobia Scudder, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Caveloblissus Slater & Wilcox, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Cholula Distant, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Coleonysius Ashlock, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Craspeduchus Stål, 18479SpeciesTaxom
Cuyonysius Dellapé & He..., 20201SpeciesTaxom
Dalmochrimnus Brailovsky, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Darwinysius Ashlock, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Dushinckanus Brailovsky, 20145SpeciesTaxom
Ektyphonotus Slater, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Esuris Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gemmacoris Baranowski &..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Gonatoides Slater, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hadrosomus Slater, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Heteroblissus Barber, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Howdenoblissus Å tys, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Kalinckacoris1SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Latochrimnus Brailovsky, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 185223SpeciesTaxom
Macchiademus Slater & Wilcox, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 18939SpeciesTaxom
Myodacanthus Dellapé, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Napoblissus Brailovsky &..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Neokleidocerys Scudder, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Neoninus Distant, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 19725SpeciesTaxom
Nerthus Distant, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Nicuesa Hebard, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Ninyas Distant, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1888False Chinch Bug20SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 191425SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 18747SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 184819SpeciesTaxom
Ortholomus Stal, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Oxygranulobaphus1SpeciesTaxom
Paraninus Scudder, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Parapamphantus Barber, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Patritiodemus Slater & Ahmad, 19718SpeciesTaxom
Pephysena Distant, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Petissius Distant, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Polychisme Kirkaldy, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Potamiaena1SpeciesTaxom
Praetorblissus Slater, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Procellademus Slater & Wilcox, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoparomius Harrington, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhobaphus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Reticulatodemus Slater & Wilcox, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Rhypodes Stål, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Riggiella Kormilev, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Robinsonocoris Kormilev, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Rugomenus Ashlock, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Schuhocoris Slater, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 0Milkweed bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Stictolethaeus O´Donnell, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Syzygitis Bergroth, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tenuicoris Slater & Har..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Terenocoris Slater, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Torpicoparapanphanatus1SpeciesTaxom
Torvochrimnus Brailovsky, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Trachinocoris Slater, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Tropicoparapamphantus Brailovsky, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Xenoblissus Barber, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 18889SpeciesTaxom
Zygocellus Brailovsky, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Zygochrimnus Brailovsky, 20212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
292 Species and 11 Subspecies
Aborsillus insignis Barber & H.G., 1954
Aborsillus pora Dellapé, P.M..., 2012
Achlyosomus beutelspacheri Brailovsky, 1979
Achlyosomus campestris H.Brailovsky, 1979
Acroleucus argutus H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus bordoni Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus caiaraensis H.Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus colombianus Brailovsky &..., 2015
Acroleucus conchatus Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus coxalis Stål, 1860
Acroleucus daedalus Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus devius H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus diaphanus Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus dollingi H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus flavoseptus Stål, 1874
Acroleucus goellnerae Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus gollnerae Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus haemopterus Stål, 1874
Acroleucus herbosus H.Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus heros Breddin, 1904
Acroleucus hoberlandti Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus inimicus H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus lojus H.Brailovsky..., 2015
Acroleucus marinoi H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus municeps Brailovsky &..., 1984
Acroleucus neomaurus Slater, 1964
Acroleucus nigellus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus nigrovittatus Stål, 1874
Acroleucus nobilis Stål, 1874
Acroleucus orinocoensis Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus phoenix H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus pothus Breddin, 1904
Acroleucus scitulus Brailovsky &..., 1984
Acroleucus signaticollis Stål, 1874
Acroleucus signoretii Stal, 1874
Acroleucus stali Slater, 1964
Acroleucus subniger Distant, 1882
Acroleucus tullus Stal, 1862
Acroleucus vittaticeps Stål, 1874
Acroleucus vulturnus H.Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus yacambuensis Brailovsky, 1984
Aethalotus nigriventris Horváth, 1914
Anochrostomus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Arocatus rusticus Stål, 1867
Aulacoblissus brailovskyi Slater, 1986
Bacacephalus globiceps C.Stal, 1874
Balionysius maculatus Ashlock & P.D., 1967
Biblochrimnus carinicollis Bergroth, 1893
Biblochrimnus lindskogi Brailovsky, 1982
Biblochrimnus subcarinatus C.Stal, 1874
Bubaces castaneus Distant, 1893
Bubaces convergens Brailovsky, 1981
Bubaces enatus H.Brailovsky, 1981
Caenocoris botoltobagensis Esaki, 1931
Caenusia obrienorum
Caveloblissus americanus Slater & Wilcox, 1968
Cholula lympha Brailovsky, 1981
Cholula maculatus Distant, 1893
Coleonysius dimorphus Ashlock, 1967
Craspeduchus attrahens Brailovsky &..., 1984
Craspeduchus buenoi Brailovsky, 1979
Craspeduchus circumseptus C.Stal, 1867
Craspeduchus matudai H.Brailovsky, 1979
Craspeduchus nigrolimbatus Stål, 1874
Craspeduchus pulchellus Fabricius, 1794
Craspeduchus uhleri Stål, 1874
Craspeduchus variegatus DeGeer, 1773
Craspeduchus xanthostaurus Herrich-Scha..., 1847
Cuyonysius flavidus Dellapé & He..., 2020
Dalmochrimnus ayalai H.Brailovsky, 1984
Dalmochrimnus guatemalanus Distant & W.L., 1882
Darwinysius marginalis Dallas, 1852
Darwinysius wenmanensis Ashlock, 1972
Dushinckanus ashlocki Harrington, 1987
Dushinckanus camelopardus Harrington, 1987
Dushinckanus mesopotamicus Dellapé, P.M..., 2005
Dushinckanus ocellatus Brailovsky, 1979
Dushinckanus riegeri Baena, 2014
Ektyphonotus cruentatus Distant & W.L., 1882
Esuris tergina Stal, 1858
Gemmacoris albidus Baranowski &..., 1987
Gonatoides typicus Distant, 1882
Hadrosomus confraternus Uhler & P.R., 1869
Hadrosomus corallipes Brailovsky, 1983
Heteroblissus anomilis Barber & H.G., 1954
Horvathiolus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Howdenoblissus slateri Stys, 1991
Kalinckacoris matucanae
Kleidocerys denticollis Stål, 1874
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Kleidocerys virescens Fabricius, 1794
Latochrimnus aduncus Brailovsky, 1984
Latochrimnus badilloi Brailovsky, 1984
Latochrimnus funereus H.Brailovsky, 1984
Lygaeosoma sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeus alboornatus Blanchard, 1852
Lygaeus analis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus argutus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Lygaeus ashlocki H.Brailovsky, 1978
Lygaeus augur (Stål, 1865)⇒ Thunbergia augur Stål, 1865
Lygaeus cognatus Walker, 1872
Lygaeus crocatus
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Lygaeus formosanus Shiraki, 1913
Lygaeus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Lygaeus froeschneri Brailovsky, 1978
Lygaeus inaequalis Stål, 1874
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus marginellus Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus mauli Faúndez, Car..., 2021
Lygaeus peruvianus H.Brailovsky, 1978
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus reclivatus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus sipolisi Fallou, 1891
Lygaeus slateri Gorski & L.J., 1968
Lygaeus truculentus Stål, 1862
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803False Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus vicinus Dallas, 1852
Macchiademus diplopterus Distant, 1903
Melacoryphus circumlitus Stål, 1862
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Melacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Melacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Melacoryphus rubriger C.Stal, 1862
Melanopleurus amnigena Brailovsky &..., 1984
Melanopleurus belfragei Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus bicolor Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Melanopleurus bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus bistriangularis bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus bistriangularis marginellus Dallas, 1852
Melanopleurus inflatus Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus matucanae Brailovsky, 1978
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus melanopleurus Uhler, 1893
Myodacanthus williamsi Dellapé & P.M., 2012
Napoblissus foreroi Brailovsky &..., 2012
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Neokleidocerys godmani Distant & W.L., 1882
Neokleidocerys variolosus Slater & Bra..., 1989
Neoninus argentinensis Kormilev, 1955
Neoninus illustris Distant, 1882
Neoninus montanellus Brailovsky, 1989
Neortholomus gibbifer C.Berg, 1892
Neortholomus jamaicensis Dallas, 1852
Neortholomus procerodorus Hamilton & S.W., 1983
Neortholomus rubricatus C.Berg, 1879
Neortholomus usingeri Ashlock, 1972
Nerthus taivanicus Bergroth, 1914
Nicuesa affinis Distant, 1901
Nicuesa oculata H.Brailovsky..., 1979
Nicuesa speciosa Distant, 1893
Ninyas distanti Montandon, 1907
Ninyas nigricans Brailovsky, 2013
Ninyas reclusus Brailovsky, 2013
Ninyas solitarius Brailovsky, 2013
Ninyas stehliki Brailovsky, 2013
Nysius (Macroparius) cymoides Spinola, 1837
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius angustellus Blanchard, 1852
Nysius baeckstroemi Bergroth, 1923
Nysius contiguus Walker, 1872
Nysius ephippiatus Spinola, 1852
Nysius immunis Walker, 1872
Nysius irroratus irroratus
Nysius marginalis Dallas, 1852
Nysius naso Van Duzee, 1933
Nysius nubilus Dallas, 1852
Nysius plebeius Distant, 1883
Nysius procerus Distant, 1893
Nysius puberulus C.Berg, 1895
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius rhyparus Stål, 1860
Nysius simulans Stål, 1860
Nysius usitatus Ashlock, 1972
Nysius volxemi Distant, 1888
Ochrimnus (Aglaochrimnus) mirum Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus (Phaeochrimnus) dimorphopterus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus (Phaeochrimnus) rabidus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus cellus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus cinctipennis Stal, 1858
Ochrimnus cophinus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus disseptus C.Stal, 1874
Ochrimnus gerelus
Ochrimnus gerulus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus limbatipennis Stal, 1858
Ochrimnus luteolus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus lynceus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus naevillus Brailovsky, 2021
Ochrimnus neotropicalis Kirkaldy & G.W., 1909
Ochrimnus nigrosteolaris Brailovsky, 2021
Ochrimnus nitidulus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus obsoletus Stal, 1858
Ochrimnus rostratum Brailovsky, 2021
Ochrimnus scalprum H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus sceptrum H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus somnus mulsus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus somnus somnus
Ochrimnus succineus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus testatus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus tripligatus Barber, 1914
Ochrostomus aequatorialis G.Breddin, 1912
Ochrostomus bergi Slater & J.A., 1964
Ochrostomus bilimeki Distant & W.L., 1882
Ochrostomus brasiliensis Brailovsky, 1979
Ochrostomus modestus Stål, 1860
Ochrostomus pulchellus Fabricius & ..., 1794Lygaeid bug
Ochrostomus uhleri C.Stal, 1874
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) cingulifer Stål, 1874Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) sandarachatus Say, 1832
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775Cotton bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sanguineolentus Van Duzee, 1914Blood-colored Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus aulicus Fabricius, 1775Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus bergianus Kirkaldy, 1909
Oncopeltus confusus G.Horvath, 1914
Oncopeltus femoralis Stål, 1874
Oncopeltus longirostris Stal, 1874
Oncopeltus luctuosus Stål, 1866
Oncopeltus miles Blanchard, 1852
Oncopeltus orourkeae Faúndez & Ro..., 2017
Oncopeltus semilimbatus Stål, 1874
Oncopeltus unifasciatellus Slater & J.A., 1964
Oncopeltus varicolor Stålii Distant, 1882
Oncopeltus varicolor stalii Distant, 1882
Oncopeltus varicolor varicolor
Oncopeltus zonatus Erichson, 1848
Ortholomus usingeri Ashlock, 1972
Oxygranulobaphus willinki Brailovsky, 1982
Paraninus gracilis Scudder, 1957
Parapamphantus braziliensis Barber & H.G., 1954
Parapamphantus elongatus Slater, 1981
Parapamphantus erikae H.Brailovsky, 1989
Patritiodemus albomaculatus Slater & Ahmad, 1971
Patritiodemus clavatus Slater & Ahmad, 1971
Patritiodemus delicatus Slater & Wilcox, 1968
Patritiodemus dilutipes Stal, 1858
Patritiodemus minutus Slater & Ahmad, 1971
Patritiodemus nigellus Slater, J.A...., 1971
Patritiodemus singularis Slater, J.A...., 1971
Patritiodemus unicoloris Slater & Ahmad, 1971
Pephysena fuscosa Barber & H.G., 1954
Pephysena microlevis Harrington &..., 1981
Pephysena picta Barber & H.G., 1954
Petissius assimilandus Distant, 1893
Petissius pallidinervis Stål, 1858
Petissius spinipes C.Stal, 1874
Polychisme ferruginosus Stål, 1874
Potamiaena aurifera Distant & W.L., 1910
Praetorblissus gigas Slater & J.A., 1966
Praetorblissus gradus Slater & Wilcox, 1968
Praetorblissus wilcoxae Slater & Ash..., 1976
Procellademus consobrinus Slater & Wilcox, 1966
Procellademus venenatus Slater, J.A...., 1966
Pseudoparomius bimaculatus Dellapé, P.M..., 2005
Pseudoparomius brailovskyi Dellapé, P.M..., 2005
Pseudoparomius linearis C.Stal, 1874
Pseudoparomius slateri Dellapé, P.M..., 2005
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus Fabricius, 1787
Reticulatodemus calcar Slater & Wilcox, 1966
Reticulatodemus nitidus Slater & Wilcox, 1966
Reticulatodemus orbiculatus Slater & Wilcox, 1966
Reticulatodemus orbiculoides Slater & Wilcox, 1968
Rhypodes clavicornis Fabricius, 1794
Riggiella distinctus Slater, J.A...., 1965
Riggiella planus Slater & Ahmad, 1965
Riggiella vianai Kormilev, 1949
Robinsonocoris tingitoides N.Kormilev, 1952
Rugomenus kuscheli Kormilev, 1952
Rugomenus rugosus Kormilev, 1957
Schuhocoris gracilis Slater, 1985
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus
Stictolethaeus inerme C.Berg, 1883
Syzygitis poecilus Spinola, 1852
Tenuicoris myrmeforme Slater & B.J..., 1974
Terenocoris nitidus Slater, 1980
Thunbergia augur Stål, 1865
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Thunbergia sanguinarius C.Stal, 1870
Torpicoparapanphanatus amazonicus
Torvochrimnus poeyi Guérin, 1838
Trachinocoris crassoides O'Donnell, 2000
Trachinocoris crassus Slater, 1980
Tropicoparapamphantus amazonicus Brailovsky, 1989
Tropidothorax elegans Distant, 1883
Xenoblissus lutzi Barber & H.G., 1954
Xyonysius basalis Dallas, 1852
Xyonysius californicus Stål, 1859California False Chinch Bug
Xyonysius californicus californicus Stål, 1859
Xyonysius ellipticus Berg, 1892
Xyonysius humilis Spinola, 1852
Xyonysius naso Van Dusee, 1933
Xyonysius ramiresi
Xyonysius viscoae
Xyonysius volxemi Distant, 1888
Zygocellus saphisus Brailovsky, 2021
Zygochrimnus henryi Brailovsky, 2018
Zygochrimnus morronesus Brailovsky, 2021

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
20
145
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
7
39
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)
Lygaeidae (Schilling 1829)


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