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Checklist for Subfamily Lygaeinae Schilling, 1829
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
102
1093
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
84
1043
2549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
40
421
940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
20
232
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
9
72
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
30
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
7
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado
7 Genera with 16 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeospilus Barber, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arocatus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1798Elm Seed Bug
Lygaeospilus pusio Stål, 1874
Lygaeus faeculentus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus obsolescens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus stabilitus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Melacoryphus admirabilis Uhler, 1871
Melacoryphus facetus Say, 1832
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Melacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus belfragei Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus melanopleurus Uhler, 1893
Melanopleurus tenor Brailovsky, 1979
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid 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