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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
623
8303
28781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
620
8294
28770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
594
8148
28351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
118
955
2892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
91
861
2710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
42
322
898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
21
129
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
11
49
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
11
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Canada
11 Genera with 22 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17974SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeospilus Barber, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Myersia Evans, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1947False Chinch Bug8SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Canada
22 Species
Arocatus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1798Elm Seed Bug
Kleidocerys franciscanus Stål, 1859
Kleidocerys modestus Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys ovalis Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Lygaeospilus brevipilus Scudder, 1981Seabeach evening primrose
Lygaeospilus tripunctatus Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Melanopleurus perplexus Scudder, 1981Seabeach evening primrose
Myersia grandis
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neortholomus scolopax Say, 1832
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius angustatus Uhler, 1872Herbwilliam
Nysius fuscovittatus Barber, 1958
Nysius groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Nysius paludicolus Barber & H.G., 1949
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Xyonysius californicus Stål, 1859California False Chinch Bug

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in West Canada
SubfamilyIschnorhynchinae
Stål, 1872
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
4
11
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