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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
118
1063
2641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
90
961
2462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
42
417
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
22
218
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
68
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
15
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
15 Genera with 29 Species
Anochrostomus Slater, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Hetergaster1SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeospilus Barber, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1947False Chinch Bug5SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Ortholomus Stal, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 18592SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
29 Species
Anochrostomus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Hetergaster flavicosta
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lygaeospilus pusio Stål, 1874
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803False Milkweed Bug
Melacoryphus circumlitus Stål, 1862
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Melacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus belfragei Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus nubilus Brailovsky, 1979
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neortholomus scolopax Say, 1832
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius angustatus Uhler, 1872Herbwilliam
Nysius monticolus Distant, 1893
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Ochrimnus lineoloides Slater, 1964
Ochrimnus mimulus Stål, 1874
Ochrostomus uhleri C.Stal, 1874
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) sandarachatus Say, 1832
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sexmaculatus Stål, 1874Six-spotted Milkweed Bug
Xyonysius adjunctor Barber, 1947
Xyonysius californicus Stål, 1859California False Chinch Bug

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Texas
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
4
8
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