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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
232
4512
28070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
163
3903
24307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
64
1415
7425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
31
657
2371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
13
224
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
81
363
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
15
133
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
15 Genera with 133 Species
Acroleucus Stål, 188214SpeciesTaxom
Anochrostomus Slater, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Craspeduchus Stål, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeospilus Barber, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 180338SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 198811SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 197922SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18829SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 191415SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 016SpeciesTaxom
Orsillacis Barber, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
133 Species and 11 Subspecies
Acroleucus brevicollis Stal, 1862
Acroleucus bromelicola Brailovsky, 1977
Acroleucus calvatus Brailovsky &..., 2008
Acroleucus delineatus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus marinoi H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus nexus Brailovsky &..., 1984
Acroleucus nigellus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus nigrovittatus Stål, 1874
Acroleucus rubefactus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus sceleratus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus subniger Distant, 1882
Acroleucus tensus Brailovsky &..., 2008
Acroleucus tullus Stal, 1862
Acroleucus vicinalis Distant, 1882
Anochrostomus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Arocatus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1798Elm Seed Bug
Craspeduchus pulchellus Fabricius, 1794
Craspeduchus uhleri Stål, 1874
Craspeduchus variegatus DeGeer, 1773
Graptostethus manillensis Stål, 1859Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus nigriceps Stål, 1874
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
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 albulus Distant, 1893
Lygaeus analis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus angustomarginetus
Lygaeus bicrucis (Say, 1825)⇒ Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825
Lygaeus calderensis Distant, 1893
Lygaeus chontalensis Distant, 1893
Lygaeus dimidiatus Walker, 1872
Lygaeus faeculentus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lygaeus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Lygaeus hamulatus Thomson, 1870
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus kalmii angustomarginatus Parshley, 1919
Lygaeus kalmii kalmii Stål, 1874
Lygaeus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus lineola Dallas, 1852
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 reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus reclivatus enotus Say, 1832
Lygaeus reclivatus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus rubricatus Fallen, 1807
Lygaeus signatus Costa, 1862
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
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
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 fuscosus Brailovsky, 1977
Melanopleurus inflatus Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus maculicorium Maldonado Ca..., 1974
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 vasquezae Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus vazquezae Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus villai Brailovsky, 1979
Neacoryphus admirabilis Uhler, 1872
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
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 barberi Slater, 1964
Ochrimnus bellissimus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus carnosulus Van Duzee, 1914
Ochrimnus chontalensis Distant, 1893
Ochrimnus consanguinitas Distant, 1882
Ochrimnus foederatus Van Duzee, 1929
Ochrimnus henryi H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus languidus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus lineoloides Slater, 1964
Ochrimnus marquezi Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus mimulus Stål, 1874
Ochrimnus pallescens Stal, 1874
Ochrimnus pallidocinctus Stal, 1862
Ochrimnus sagax Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus tripligatus Barber, 1914
Ochrostomus bilimeki Distant & W.L., 1882
Ochrostomus neothoracicus Slater, 1964
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) sanguineolentus Van Duzee, 1914Blood-colored Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sexmaculatus Stål, 1874Six-spotted Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus aulicus Fabricius, 1775Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus sanguinolentus Van Duzee, 1914
Oncopeltus semilimbatus Stål, 1874
Oncopeltus unifasciatellus Slater & J.A., 1964
Oncopeltus varicolor Stålii Distant, 1882
Oncopeltus varicolor stalii Distant, 1882
Oncopeltus varicolor varicolor
Orsillacis producta Barber, 1914
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763


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