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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
81
648
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
73
541
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
30
151
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
17
85
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
6
29
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
16
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
16 Genera with 26 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Camptocoris Puton, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Domiduca Distant, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Geocoroides Distant, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 02SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Nysiodes Distant, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pirkimerus Distant, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Stenaptula Seidenstücker, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
26 Species
Arocatus nicobarensis Mayr, 1865
Aspilocoryphus fraternus Distant, 1918
Aspilocoryphus orientale Distant & W.L., 1904
Aspilocoryphus signatus Distant, 1918
Camptocoris typus Distant, 1918
Domiduca exemplificata Distant, 1918
Geocoroides polytretus Distant, 1918
Graptostethus argentatus Fabricius, 1803
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Lygaeosoma contaminata Distant, 1918
Lygaeosoma sordida
Lygaeus campbelli Distant, 1918
Melanotelus bipunctata Dallas & W.S., 1852
Melanotelus sordidus Distant, 1918
Melanotelus villosula C.Stal, 1855
Nysiodes faustus Distant, 1918
Nysiodes typus Distant, 1918
Oncopeltus nigriceps Dallas, 1852
Pirkimerus bellus Slater, J.A...., 1965
Pirkimerus nicobarensis Distant & W.L., 1909
Pylorgus exemplificatus Distant & W.L., 1918
Scopiastes nicobarensis Scudder, 1963
Spilostethus campbelli Distant, 1918
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Stenaptula signatus Distant & W.L., 1918

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in South India
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
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