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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
518
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
10
23
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
8
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
6
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
5
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
5
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tobago
6 Genera with 7 Species
Bacacephalus Harrington, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Gonatoides Slater, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1872False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 02SpeciesTaxom
Petissius Distant, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tobago
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bacacephalus globiceps C.Stal, 1874
Gonatoides typicus Distant, 1882
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) sandarachatus Say, 1832
Oncopeltus varicolor varicolor
Petissius spinipes C.Stal, 1874
Xyonysius basalis Dallas, 1852

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in Tobago
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
2
2
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