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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Southern Ontario (Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
6262
15077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
6258
15073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
526
6143
14753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
104
724
1513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
78
651
1418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
42
257
497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
21
111
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
10
43
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Ontario
6 Genera with 13 Species
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1872False Chinch Bug5SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
13 Species
Kleidocerys ovalis Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803False Milkweed Bug
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neortholomus scolopax Say, 1832
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius (Nysius) thymi Wolff, 1804Lygaeid bug
Nysius angustatus Uhler, 1872Herbwilliam
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Southern Ontario
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
2
6
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