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Checklist for Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 (Chinch bugs)
and region West Bengal (East India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
2570
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
298
2569
5219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
2505
5118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
69
437
811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
65
412
781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
28
144
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
18
55
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
8
26
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Bengal
12 Genera with 16 Species
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Epibomius Distant, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1909False Chinch Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pamerana Distant, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pirkimerus Distant, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhobaphus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Bengal
16 Species
Aspilocoryphus mendicus Fabricius & ..., 1775
Aspilocoryphus orientale Distant & W.L., 1904
Epibomius pusa Distant, 1909
Graptostethus argentatus Fabricius, 1803
Graptostethus incertus F.Walker, 1872
Graptostethus incomptus Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Graptostethus verticalis Dallas & W.S., 1852
Lygaeosoma pusillum Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus eous Distant, 1909
Nysius minor Distant, 1909
Oncopeltus nigriceps Dallas, 1852
Pamerana nigritula F.Walker, 1872
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus Fabricius, 1787
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Tropidothorax fimbriatus Dallas, 1852

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in West Bengal
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
1
1
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