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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region Victoria (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
6312
15122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
6305
15118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
6185
14927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
119
770
1201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
93
679
1057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
48
280
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
25
169
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
11
52
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Victoria
10 Genera with 14 Species
Crompus Stål, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Hetergaster1SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Melanerythrus Stål, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1835Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
14 Species
Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958
Graptostethus varipictus Slater, 1985Large Milkweed Bug
Hetergaster flavicosta
Kleidocerys franciscanus Stål, 1859
Melanerythrus mactans Stål, 1866
Melanerythrus mutilatus Erichson, 1842
Melanotelus bipunctata Dallas & W.S., 1852
Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae Distant, 1920Caledonia seed bug
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sordidus Dallas, 1852
Scopiastes laticeps Breddin, 1900
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus pacificus Boisduval, 1835

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

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
3
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