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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
560
5614
14483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
558
5609
14476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
5516
14233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
101
700
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
76
647
1600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
34
233
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
20
90
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
30
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Washington
7 Genera with 11 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1949False Chinch Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington
11 Species
Arocatus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1798Elm Seed Bug
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803False Milkweed Bug
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius angustatus Uhler, 1872Herbwilliam
Nysius paludicolus Barber & H.G., 1949
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
5
7
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