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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
4022
7977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
4020
7976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
3956
7800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
88
549
1101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
76
508
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
35
197
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
15
110
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
4
18
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Mexico
6 Genera with 12 Species
Anochrostomus Slater, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18825SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
12 Species
Anochrostomus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Lygaeus analis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Melacoryphus circumlitus Stål, 1862
Melanopleurus belfragei Stål, 1874
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) cingulifer Stål, 1874Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) guttaloides Slater, 1964
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sexmaculatus Stål, 1874Six-spotted Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus varicolor Stålii Distant, 1882

Subnodes of Lygaeidae with occurrences in West Mexico
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
6
12
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