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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
135
1331
4916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
105
1185
4581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
46
436
1425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
22
174
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
11
71
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
16
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
8 Genera with 14 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeospilus Barber, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18036SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Arocatus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1798Elm Seed Bug
Lygaeospilus brevipilus Scudder, 1981Seabeach evening primrose
Lygaeospilus tripunctatus Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus angustomarginetus
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus kalmii angustomarginatus Parshley, 1919
Lygaeus kalmii kalmii Stål, 1874
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803False Milkweed Bug
Melacoryphus admirabilis Uhler, 1871
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Melanopleurus perplexus Scudder, 1981Seabeach evening primrose
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus Stål, 1874
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Ochrostomus pulchellus Fabricius & ..., 1794Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug


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