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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
116
1007
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
89
907
1768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
39
317
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
23
169
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
11
84
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
23
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
23 Genera with 36 Species
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Aethalotus Stål, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Caridops Bergroth, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Hemidiptera Leon, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Hirtomydrus Scudder, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Kanigara Distant, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Neomizaldus Scudder, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1872False Chinch Bug5SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Orieotrechus Scudder, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphylegyas1SpeciesTaxom
Pamerana Distant, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhobaphus Stål, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Rhodiginus Distant, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Scansidemus Slater & Wilcox, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 19083SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
36 Species and 7 Subspecies
Aethalotus horni Breddin, 1907
Arocatus continctus Distant, 1906
Arocatus sericans Stål, 1859
Aspilocoryphus mendicus mendicus
Aspilocoryphus mendicus sordidulus Breddin, 1907
Caridops gibbus E.Bergroth, 1894
Caridops nigronitens Distant & W.L., 1918
Graptostethus argentatus Fabricius, 1803
Graptostethus incomptus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Graptostethus quadratomaculatus Kirby, 1891
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus verticalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Hirtomydrus angulatus Scudder, 1978
Kanigara flavomarginata Distant & W.L., 1906
Lygaeus discifer Motschulsky, 1863
Lygaeus quadratomaculatus Kirby, 1891
Melanotelus bipunctatus Dallas, 1852
Neomizaldus lewisi Distant, 1901
Nysius ceylanicus V.Motschulsky, 1863
Nysius erythynus Fernando, 1960
Nysius haeckeli
Nysius pallipennis Walker, 1872
Nysius subcinctus Walker, 1872
Oncopeltus nigriceps pseudorubricatus Slater, 1964
Orieotrechus aeruginosus Distant & W.L., 1904
Pachyphylegyas modigliani Lethierry, 1888
Pamerana scotti Distant, 1901
Pylorgus semicruciatus V.Motschulsky, 1863
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus leucurus
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus rubidus Walker, 1873
Rhodiginus ceylonicus Lethierry & ..., 1894
Scansidemus taprobanes Slater & Wilcox, 1969
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Thunbergia sanguinarius C.Stal, 1870
Tropidothorax fimbriatus Dallas, 1852
Tropidothorax maculatus maculatus
Tropidothorax maculatus sinhalanus Kirkaldy, 1908

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
11
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
2
5
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