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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
805
15523
74568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
800
15509
74545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
756
15287
74011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
166
1783
5728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
124
1442
4122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
56
532
1273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
26
253
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
11
83
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
14
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
6 Genera with 7 Species
Arocatus Spinola, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Melanocoryphus Stål, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1763Milkweed bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 17781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arocatus longiceps Stål, 1872Plane Tree Bug
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Lygaeus equestris equestris Linnaeus, 1758
Melanocoryphus albomaculatus Goeze, 1778
Spilostethus pacificus Boisduval, 1835
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Tropidothorax leucopterus Goeze, 1778


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