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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
185
3782
16326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
138
3350
15061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
67
1096
4946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
31
521
1863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
14
177
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
59
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
59 Genera with 151 Species
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Adauctus Distant, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Aethalotus Stål, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Aristaenetoides Kondorosy, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18596SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 19188SpeciesTaxom
Bocundostethus Scudder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Capodemus Slater & Sweet, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Caridops Bergroth, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopleurus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Domiduca Distant, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Epibomius Distant, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Geocoroides Distant, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Hasanobochrus Ghauri, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Hemidiptera Leon, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Hexatrichocoris Kirichenko, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Hirtomydrus Scudder, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Hormopleurus Horváth, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Humilocoris Harrington, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Kanigara Distant, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Karachicoris Stys, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 19187SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 185017SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Naphiellus Scudder, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Neomizaldus Scudder, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Nerthus Distant, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Ninomimus Lindberg, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Nithecus Horváth, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Nysiodes Distant, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1947False Chinch Bug19SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Orieotrechus Scudder, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Ortholomus Stal, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphylegyas1SpeciesTaxom
Pamerana Distant, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Paranysius Horváth, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pirkimerus Distant, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Potamiaena1SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 18636SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhobaphus Stål, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Rajharablatta Dutt, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Rhodiginus Distant, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparothesus Scudder, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Scansidemus Slater & Wilcox, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs11SpeciesTaxom
Stenaptula Seidenstücker, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Thebanus Distant, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Usilanus Distant, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Vertomannus Distant, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
151 Species and 18 Subspecies
Adauctus cupreus Distant & W.L., 1909
Aethalotus horni Breddin, 1907
Aethalotus indicatus Distant, 1909
Aethalotus rufangulatus Scudder & G...., 1963
Aristaenetoides politus Kondorosy, 2006
Arocatus continctus Distant, 1906
Arocatus nanus Breddin, 1900
Arocatus nicobarensis Mayr, 1865
Arocatus pilosulus Distant, 1879
Arocatus pusillus Dallas, 1852
Arocatus sericans Stål, 1859
Aspilocoryphus dixoni Distant, 1903
Aspilocoryphus fraternus Distant, 1918
Aspilocoryphus mendicus Fabricius & ..., 1775
Aspilocoryphus mendicus mendicus
Aspilocoryphus mendicus sordidulus Breddin, 1907
Aspilocoryphus modestus Distant, 1909
Aspilocoryphus orientale Distant & W.L., 1904
Aspilocoryphus signatus Distant, 1918
Bocundostethus gemmatus Distant, 1918
Caenocoris (Caenocoris) nerii Germar, 1847
Camptocoris typus Distant, 1918
Capodemus thoracicus Distant, 1909
Caridops admistus Distant, 1909
Caridops gibbus E.Bergroth, 1894
Caridops insignis Distant, 1901
Caridops mimicus Distant, 1909
Caridops nigronitens Distant & W.L., 1918
Cosmopleurus fulvipes Dallas, 1852
Domiduca exemplificata Distant, 1918
Epibomius pusa Distant, 1909
Geocoroides polytretus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus argentatus Fabricius, 1803
Graptostethus incertus F.Walker, 1872
Graptostethus incomptus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Graptostethus nigriceps Stål, 1874
Graptostethus quadratomaculatus Kirby, 1891
Graptostethus quadrisignatus Distant, 1879
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus verticalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Hasanobochrus hasani Ghauri, 1982
Hexatrichocoris melleus Kiritshenko ..., 1931
Hirtomydrus angulatus Scudder, 1978
Hormopleurus modesta Distant, 1909
Horvathiolus superbus Pollich, 1779
Humilocoris cephalotes Kiritshenko ..., 1931
Kanigara flavomarginata Distant & W.L., 1906
Karachicoris seidenstueckeri Stys, 1972
Kleidocerys franciscanus Stål, 1859
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lygaeosoma contaminata Distant, 1918
Lygaeosoma contaminatum Distant, 1918
Lygaeosoma orientale Distant, 1903
Lygaeosoma pusillum Dallas, 1852
Lygaeosoma sardeum sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeosoma sordida
Lygaeosoma sordidum Distant, 1918
Lygaeus bipunctatus (Fabricius, 1779)⇒ Calocoris norvegicus Gmelin, 1790
Lygaeus campbelli Distant, 1918
Lygaeus creticus Lucas, 1854
Lygaeus discifer Motschulsky, 1863
Lygaeus eous Distant, 1909
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Lygaeus equestris equestris Linnaeus, 1758
Lygaeus guttiger Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus hospes (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Lygaeus maculatus Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus melanostolus Kiritshenko ..., 1928
Lygaeus pallipes Wolff, 1804
Lygaeus quadratomaculatus Kirby, 1891
Lygaeus semiruber Walker, 1872
Lygaeus simla Distant, 1909
Lygaeus simulans Deckert, 1985
Lygaeus tristriatus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Melanocoryphus albomaculatus Goeze, 1778
Melanotelus bipunctata Dallas & W.S., 1852
Melanotelus bipunctatus Dallas, 1852
Melanotelus sordidus Distant, 1918
Melanotelus villosula C.Stal, 1855
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Naphiellus dilutus G.Horvath, 1892
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neomizaldus lewisi Distant, 1901
Nerthus dudgeoni Distant & W.L., 1909
Nerthus kempi Paiva, 1919
Ninomimus assamensis Distant, 1901
Nithecus jacobaeae Schilling, 1829
Nysiodes faustus Distant, 1918
Nysiodes typus Distant, 1918
Nysius (Macroparius) cymoides Spinola, 1837
Nysius (Macroparius) graminicola Kolenati, 1846
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius ericae alticola Hutchinson, 1934
Nysius (Nysius) inconspicuus Distant, 1903
Nysius (Nysius) thymi Wolff, 1804Lygaeid bug
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius ceylanicus V.Motschulsky, 1863
Nysius dohertyi Distant, 1904
Nysius erythynus Fernando, 1960
Nysius groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Nysius haeckeli
Nysius lacustrinus Distant, 1909
Nysius melanicus Distant, 1909
Nysius minor Distant, 1909
Nysius pallipennis Walker, 1872
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius subcinctus Walker, 1872
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sordidus Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus confusus G.Horvath, 1914
Oncopeltus nigriceps Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus nigriceps nigriceps Dallas, 1852
Oncopeltus nigriceps pseudorubricatus Slater, 1964
Orieotrechus aeruginosus Distant & W.L., 1904
Ortholomus punctipennis Herrich-Scha..., 1838
Pachyphylegyas modigliani Lethierry, 1888
Pamerana nigritula F.Walker, 1872
Pamerana scotti Distant, 1901
Paranysius fraterculus fraterculus
Pirkimerus bellus Slater, J.A...., 1965
Pirkimerus nicobarensis Distant & W.L., 1909
Pirkimerus qadrii Slater & Ahmad, 1965
Pirkimerus sesquipedalis Distant, 1904
Potamiaena aurifera Distant & W.L., 1910
Pylorgus exemplificatum Distant, 1918
Pylorgus exemplificatus Distant & W.L., 1918
Pylorgus ghanii Ghauri & M.S.K., 1964
Pylorgus indicus Scudder, 1962
Pylorgus obscurus Scudder, 1962
Pylorgus semicruciatus V.Motschulsky, 1863
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus Fabricius, 1787
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus leucurus
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus rubidus Walker, 1873
Rajharablatta laskarii Dutt, 1977
Rajharablatta laskeri Dutt, 1977
Rhodiginus ceylonicus Lethierry & ..., 1894
Rhyparothesus bengalensis Distant, 1909
Rhyparothesus dudgeoni Distant & W.L., 1909
Rhyparothesus orientalis Distant, 1904
Rhyparothesus sparsus Distant, 1904
Scansidemus taprobanes Slater & Wilcox, 1969
Scopiastes nicobarensis Scudder, 1963
Spilostethus campbelli Distant, 1918
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus longulus Dallas, 1852
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus elegans Wolff, 1802
Spilostethus pandurus militaris Fabricius, 1775
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus
Spilostethus rubriceps Horváth, 1899
Spilostethus saxatilis Scopoli, 1763Cretan soldier
Spilostethus saxatilis saxatilis
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794
Stenaptula signatus Distant & W.L., 1918
Thebanus mysorensis Distant & W.L., 1918
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Thunbergia sanguinarius C.Stal, 1870
Tropidothorax fimbriatus Dallas, 1852
Tropidothorax leucopterus Goeze, 1778
Tropidothorax leucopterus leucopterus
Tropidothorax maculatus Dallas & W.S., 1852
Tropidothorax maculatus maculatus
Tropidothorax maculatus sinhalanus Kirkaldy, 1908
Tropidothorax sternalis sternalis Dallas, 1852
Usilanus burmanicus Distant, 1909
Vertomannus capitatus Distant, 1903

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in South Asia
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
21
77
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
5
21
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