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Checklist for Subfamily Lygaeinae Schilling, 1829
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
260
7482
52861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
188
6619
45703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
73
2419
14992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
34
1116
5098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
14
366
1686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
139
664
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
24
265
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
24 Genera with 265 Species
#ACGHLMNOPST
Achlyosomus Slater, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Acroleucus Stål, 198447SpeciesTaxom
Aethalotus Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Anochrostomus Slater, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Craspeduchus Stål, 18479SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeospilus Barber, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 185259SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 198811SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 197327SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 188211SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 191448SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 187410SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 184827SpeciesTaxom
Orsillacis Barber, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhobaphus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 0Milkweed bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
265 Species and 14 Subspecies
Achlyosomus beutelspacheri Brailovsky, 1979
Achlyosomus campestris H.Brailovsky, 1979
Acroleucus argutus H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus bordoni Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus brevicollis Stal, 1862
Acroleucus bromelicola Brailovsky, 1977
Acroleucus caiaraensis H.Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus calvatus Brailovsky &..., 2008
Acroleucus colombianus Brailovsky &..., 2015
Acroleucus conchatus Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus coxalis Stål, 1860
Acroleucus daedalus Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus delineatus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus devius H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus diaphanus Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus dollingi H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus flavoseptus Stål, 1874
Acroleucus goellnerae Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus gollnerae Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus haemopterus Stål, 1874
Acroleucus herbosus H.Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus heros Breddin, 1904
Acroleucus hoberlandti Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus inimicus H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus lamothei H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus lojus H.Brailovsky..., 2015
Acroleucus marinoi H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus municeps Brailovsky &..., 1984
Acroleucus neomaurus Slater, 1964
Acroleucus nexus Brailovsky &..., 1984
Acroleucus nigellus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus nigrovittatus Stål, 1874
Acroleucus nobilis Stål, 1874
Acroleucus orinocoensis Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus phoenix H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus pothus Breddin, 1904
Acroleucus rubefactus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus sceleratus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus scitulus Brailovsky &..., 1984
Acroleucus signaticollis Stål, 1874
Acroleucus signoretii Stal, 1874
Acroleucus stali Slater, 1964
Acroleucus subniger Distant, 1882
Acroleucus tensus Brailovsky &..., 2008
Acroleucus tullus Stal, 1862
Acroleucus vicinalis Distant, 1882
Acroleucus vittaticeps Stål, 1874
Acroleucus vulturnus H.Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus yacambuensis Brailovsky, 1984
Aethalotus nigriventris Horváth, 1914
Anochrostomus formosoides Baranowski, 2005
Anochrostomus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Arocatus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1798Elm Seed Bug
Arocatus rusticus Stål, 1867
Caenocoris botoltobagensis Esaki, 1931
Craspeduchus attrahens Brailovsky &..., 1984
Craspeduchus buenoi Brailovsky, 1979
Craspeduchus circumseptus C.Stal, 1867
Craspeduchus matudai H.Brailovsky, 1979
Craspeduchus nigrolimbatus Stål, 1874
Craspeduchus pulchellus Fabricius, 1794
Craspeduchus uhleri Stål, 1874
Craspeduchus variegatus DeGeer, 1773
Craspeduchus xanthostaurus Herrich-Scha..., 1847
Graptostethus manillensis Stål, 1859Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus nigriceps Stål, 1874
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Horvathiolus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Horvathiolus superbus Pollich, 1779
Lygaeosoma sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeospilus brevipilus Scudder, 1981Seabeach evening primrose
Lygaeospilus fusconervosus Barber, 1948
Lygaeospilus pusio Stål, 1874
Lygaeospilus tripunctatus Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus (Melanocoryphus) circumlinitus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) circumplicatus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) conjunctus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) cruentatus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) guatemalanus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) interstinctus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) venosus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Hypselonotus fulvus De Geer, 1775
Lygaeus (Ochrostomus) verecundus Distant, 1882
Lygaeus alboornatus Blanchard, 1852
Lygaeus albulus Distant, 1893
Lygaeus analis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus angustomarginetus
Lygaeus argutus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Lygaeus ashlocki H.Brailovsky, 1978
Lygaeus augur (Stål, 1865)⇒ Thunbergia augur Stål, 1865
Lygaeus bahamensis Barber, H.G...., 1960
Lygaeus bicrucis (Say, 1825)⇒ Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825
Lygaeus calderensis Distant, 1893
Lygaeus chontalensis Distant, 1893
Lygaeus coccineus Barber & H.G., 1923
Lygaeus cognatus Walker, 1872
Lygaeus crocatus
Lygaeus dimidiatus Walker, 1872
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Lygaeus faeculentus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lygaeus formosanus Shiraki, 1913
Lygaeus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Lygaeus froeschneri Brailovsky, 1978
Lygaeus hamulatus Thomson, 1870
Lygaeus inaequalis Stål, 1874
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus kalmii angustomarginatus Parshley, 1919
Lygaeus kalmii kalmii Stål, 1874
Lygaeus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus lineola Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus marginellus Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus mauli Faúndez, Car..., 2021
Lygaeus nugatoria (Kelso, 1937)⇒ Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803
Lygaeus obsolescens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lygaeus oppositus Brailovsky, 1978
Lygaeus ornatus (Uhler, 1860)⇒ Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787
Lygaeus peruvianus H.Brailovsky, 1978
Lygaeus pubicornis Fabricius, 1775
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus reclivatus enotus Say, 1832
Lygaeus reclivatus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus rubricatus Fallen, 1807
Lygaeus scabrosus Fabricius, 1775
Lygaeus sexpustulatus Fabricius, 1775
Lygaeus signatus Costa, 1862
Lygaeus sipolisi Fallou, 1891
Lygaeus slateri Gorski & L.J., 1968
Lygaeus stabilitus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lygaeus teapensis Distant, 1893
Lygaeus trichopterus Thomson, 1870
Lygaeus truculentus Stål, 1862
Lygaeus trux Stål, 1862
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803False Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus vicinus Dallas, 1852
Melacoryphus admirabilis Uhler, 1871
Melacoryphus circumlitus Stål, 1862
Melacoryphus facetus Say, 1832
Melacoryphus lagunensis Cervantes & ..., 2014
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Melacoryphus micropterus Slater Alex, 1988
Melacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Melacoryphus pedregalensis Brailovsky, 1977
Melacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Melacoryphus rubriger C.Stal, 1862
Melacoryphus rubrolimbatus Slater, 1988
Melanocoryphus albomaculatus Goeze, 1778
Melanopleurus amnigena Brailovsky &..., 1984
Melanopleurus aureus Distant, 1882
Melanopleurus barrerai H.Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus belfragei Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus belfragii Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus bicolor Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Melanopleurus bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus bistriangularis bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus bistriangularis marginellus Dallas, 1852
Melanopleurus brevis Brailovsky, 1975
Melanopleurus complicatus Brailovsky, 1975
Melanopleurus dearmasi Alayo, 1973
Melanopleurus fuscosus Brailovsky, 1977
Melanopleurus inflatus Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus maculicorium Maldonado Ca..., 1974
Melanopleurus matucanae Brailovsky, 1978
Melanopleurus nubilus Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus perplexus Scudder, 1981Seabeach evening primrose
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus melanopleurus Uhler, 1893
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus tenor Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus tetraspilus Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus vasquezae Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus vazquezae Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus villai Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus wygodzinskyi Alayo, 1973
Neacoryphus admirabilis Uhler, 1872
Neacoryphus albonotatus Barber, 1923
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neacoryphus circumlinitus Distant, 1882
Neacoryphus circumlitus Stål, 1862
Neacoryphus facetus Say, 1832
Neacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Neacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Neacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Neacoryphus rubrocephala Brailovsky, 1977
Neacoryphus verecundus Distant & W.L., 1882
Ochrimnus (Aglaochrimnus) mirum Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus (Phaeochrimnus) dimorphopterus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus (Phaeochrimnus) rabidus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus barberi Slater, 1964
Ochrimnus bellissimus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus carnosulus Van Duzee, 1914
Ochrimnus cellus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus chontalensis Distant, 1893
Ochrimnus cinctipennis Stal, 1858
Ochrimnus collaris Fabricius, 1803
Ochrimnus conjunctus Distant & W.L., 1882
Ochrimnus consanguinitas Distant, 1882
Ochrimnus cophinus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus dallasi Guerin-Menev..., 1857
Ochrimnus disseptus C.Stal, 1874
Ochrimnus foederatus Van Duzee, 1929
Ochrimnus gerelus
Ochrimnus gerulus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus henryi H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus interstinctus Distant, 1882
Ochrimnus laevus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus languidus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus limbatipennis Stal, 1858
Ochrimnus lineoloides Slater, 1964
Ochrimnus luteolus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus lynceus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus marginatus Baranowski, 2005
Ochrimnus marquezi Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus mimulus Stål, 1874
Ochrimnus naevillus Brailovsky, 2021
Ochrimnus neotropicalis Kirkaldy & G.W., 1909
Ochrimnus nigriceps Scudder, 1958
Ochrimnus nigrosteolaris Brailovsky, 2021
Ochrimnus nitidulus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus obsoletus Stal, 1858
Ochrimnus pallescens Stal, 1874
Ochrimnus pallidocinctus Stal, 1862
Ochrimnus pseudocollaris H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus rostratum Brailovsky, 2021
Ochrimnus sagax Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus scalprum H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus sceptrum H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus schizus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus somnus mulsus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus somnus somnus
Ochrimnus succineus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus testatus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus tripligatus Barber, 1914
Ochrostomus aequatorialis G.Breddin, 1912
Ochrostomus bergi Slater & J.A., 1964
Ochrostomus bilimeki Distant & W.L., 1882
Ochrostomus brasiliensis Brailovsky, 1979
Ochrostomus calderensis Distant, 1893
Ochrostomus modestus Stål, 1860
Ochrostomus neothoracicus Slater, 1964
Ochrostomus poeyi Guérin, 1838
Ochrostomus pulchellus Fabricius & ..., 1794Lygaeid bug
Ochrostomus uhleri C.Stal, 1874
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) cingulifer Stål, 1874Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) sandarachatus Say, 1832
Oncopeltus atrorufus atrorufus
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) cayensis Torre-Bueno, 1944
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) famelicus Fabricius, 1781
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) guttaloides Slater, 1964
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775Cotton bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sanguineolentus Van Duzee, 1914Blood-colored Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sexmaculatus Stål, 1874Six-spotted Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus aulicus Fabricius, 1775Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus bergianus Kirkaldy, 1909
Oncopeltus confusus G.Horvath, 1914
Oncopeltus femoralis Stål, 1874
Oncopeltus longirostris Stal, 1874
Oncopeltus luctuosus Stål, 1866
Oncopeltus miles Blanchard, 1852
Oncopeltus orourkeae Faúndez & Ro..., 2017
Oncopeltus pictus Van Duzee & ..., 1907
Oncopeltus sanguinolentus Van Duzee, 1914
Oncopeltus semilimbatus Stål, 1874
Oncopeltus spectabilis Van Duzee & ..., 1909
Oncopeltus unifasciatellus Slater & J.A., 1964
Oncopeltus varicolor Stålii Distant, 1882
Oncopeltus varicolor stalii Distant, 1882
Oncopeltus varicolor varicolor
Oncopeltus zonatus Erichson, 1848
Orsillacis producta Barber, 1914
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus Fabricius, 1787
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus
Thunbergia augur Stål, 1865
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Thunbergia sanguinarius C.Stal, 1870
Tropidothorax elegans Distant, 1883


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Lygaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Lygaeinae at itis.gov