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Checklist for Subfamily Lygaeinae Schilling, 1829
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
95
629
1461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
76
565
1323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
36
223
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
19
90
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
10
32
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
3 Genera with 3 Species
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
3 Species
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Melanopleurus perplexus Scudder, 1981Seabeach evening primrose
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug


Links, sources and further information
Lygaeinae at artfakta.se
Lygaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Lygaeinae at itis.gov