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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
152
2071
7672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
107
1810
6938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
47
653
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
23
312
670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
10
105
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
38
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
38 Genera with 94 Species
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Arocatus Spinola, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Belonochilus Uhler, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Catopamera Scudder, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Cholula Distant, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cophocoris Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Coptochromus Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Crophus1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochromus Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Ctereacoris Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Eucorites Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Exitelus Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hetergaster1SpeciesTaxom
Kleidocerys Stephens, 17974SpeciesTaxom
Linnaea Scudder, 1890Twinflower6SpeciesTaxom
Lithochromus Scudder, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Lithocoris Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeospilus Barber, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18038SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 19798SpeciesTaxom
Miogonates Sailer & Car..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Necrochromus Scudder, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Neortholomus Hamilton, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Nicuesa Hebard, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nysius Dallas, 1890False Chinch Bug18SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Paritrechus1SpeciesTaxom
Phrudopamera Scudder, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Procoris Scudder, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Procrophius Scudder, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Procymophyes Sailer & Car..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Procymus Usinger, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Prolygaeus Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoparomius Harrington, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopamera Scudder, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Xyonysius Ashlock and ..., 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
94 Species and 2 Subspecies
Arocatus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1798Elm Seed Bug
Belonochilus numenius Say, 1832Sycamore Seed Bug
Catopamera augheyi ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Catopamera bradleyi ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Cholula triguttata ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Cophocoris tenebricosus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Coptochromus manium ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Crophus bohemani Stål, 1860
Cryptochromus letatus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Ctereacoris primigenus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Eucorites serescens ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Exitelus exsanguis ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Hetergaster behrensii
Kleidocerys franciscanus Stål, 1859
Kleidocerys modestus Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys ovalis Barber, 1953
Kleidocerys resedae Panzer, 1797Birch Catkin Bug
Linnaea abolita ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Linnaea carcerata ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Linnaea evoluta ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Linnaea gravida ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Linnaea holmesii ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Linnaea putnami ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithochromus extraneus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithochromus gardneri ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithochromus mortuarius ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithochromus obstrictus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithocoris evulsus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lygaeospilus fusconervosus Barber, 1948
Lygaeospilus pusio Stål, 1874
Lygaeus faeculentus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus kalmii kalmii Stål, 1874
Lygaeus obsolescens ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus stabilitus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lygaeus truculentus Stål, 1862
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803False Milkweed Bug
Melacoryphus admirabilis Uhler, 1871
Melacoryphus facetus Say, 1832
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Melacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Melacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Melanopleurus belfragei Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus bicolor Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Melanopleurus bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus fuscosus Brailovsky, 1977
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus melanopleurus Uhler, 1893
Melanopleurus tenor Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus vazquezae Brailovsky, 1979
Miogonates subimpunctatus ♰ R. I. Sailer, 1957
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Neacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Necrochromus cockerelli ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Necrochromus labatus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Necrochromus saxificus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Neortholomus scolopax Say, 1832
Nicuesa speciosa Distant, 1893
Nysius (Nysius) ericae Schilling, 1829False chinch bug
Nysius (Nysius) thymi Wolff, 1804Lygaeid bug
Nysius (Tropinysius) senecionis Schilling, 1829
Nysius angustatus Uhler, 1872Herbwilliam
Nysius fuscovittatus Barber, 1958
Nysius grandis Baker, 1906
Nysius groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Nysius insoletus Barber, 1947
Nysius niger Baker, 1906Northern false chinch bug
Nysius paludicolus Barber & H.G., 1949
Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872False chinch bug
Nysius stratus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Nysius tenellus Barber, 1947
Nysius terrae S. H. Scudder, 1890
Nysius tritus Scudder, 1890
Nysius vecula Scudder, 1890
Nysius veculus Scudder & S.H., 1890
Nysius vinctus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sanguineolentus Van Duzee, 1914Blood-colored Milkweed Bug
Paritrechus fraternus
Phrudopamera chittendeni ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Phrudopamera wilsoni ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Procoris bechleri ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Procoris sanctaejohannis ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Procrophius communis ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Procrophius costalis ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Procrophius languens ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Procymophyes lithax ♰ R. I. Sailer, 1957
Procymus cockerelli ♰ R. L. Usinger, 1940
Prolygaeus inundatus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Pseudoparomius linearis C.Stal, 1874
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Stenopamera subterrea ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Stenopamera tenebrosa ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1890
Xyonysius californicus Stål, 1859California False Chinch Bug

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
8
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
4
21
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