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Checklist for Subfamily Lygaeinae Schilling, 1829
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
88
480
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
62
416
710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
27
145
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
14
80
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
43
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
18
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
7 Genera with 18 Species
Anochrostomus Slater, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 011SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anochrostomus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Lygaeus sexpustulatus Fabricius, 1775
Melacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Ochrimnus collaris Fabricius, 1803
Ochrostomus bilimeki Distant & W.L., 1882
Ochrostomus pulchellus Fabricius & ..., 1794Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) cingulifer Stål, 1874Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus Dallas, 1852Large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) sandarachatus Say, 1832
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) guttaloides Slater, 1964
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sexmaculatus Stål, 1874Six-spotted Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus aulicus Fabricius, 1775Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus pictus Van Duzee & ..., 1907
Oncopeltus semilimbatus Stål, 1874
Oncopeltus spectabilis Van Duzee & ..., 1909
Oncopeltus unifasciatellus Slater & J.A., 1964
Oncopeltus varicolor varicolor
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763


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