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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
535
5529
14269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
5515
14254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5423
14103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
112
896
1560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
91
821
1449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
51
343
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
27
200
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
12
61
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
15
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Australia
15 Genera with 22 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Austronysius Ashlock, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Cerocrompus Scudder, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Crompus Stål, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Eurynysius Ashlock, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Melanerythrus Stål, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1891False Chinch Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Scopiastes Stål, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1835Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
22 Species
Arocatus chiasmus Slater, 1985
Aspilocoryphus australicus Stål, 1874
Austronysius sericus Ashlock, 1967
Cerocrompus typicus Scudder, 1958
Crompus opacus Scudder, 1958
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus varipictus Slater, 1985Large Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus innotatus (Dallas, 1852)⇒ Oncopeltus quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775
Melanerythrus ignitus Slater, 1985
Melanerythrus mactans Stål, 1866
Melanotelus bipunctata Dallas & W.S., 1852
Melanotelus geriae Slater, 1985
Melanotelus rubiginosus Walker, 1872
Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae Distant, 1920Caledonia seed bug
Nysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891Australian fly bug
Ochrimnus (Phaeochrimnus) dimorphopterus Brailovsky, 1982
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) atrorufus Guérin, 1831
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775Cotton bug
Oncopeltus purpurascens Distant, 1901
Scopiastes affinis Distant, 1901
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus pacificus Boisduval, 1835

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in West Australia
SubfamilyIschnorrhynchinae
Stål, 1872
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
3
3
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