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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
215
4692
23577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
153
4090
20228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
66
1562
7191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
31
775
2793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
12
232
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
85
292
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLygaeinae
Schilling, 1829
20
145
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
20 Genera with 145 Species
Achlyosomus Slater, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Acroleucus Stål, 198437SpeciesTaxom
Aethalotus Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Anochrostomus Slater, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Arocatus Spinola, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Caenocoris Fieber, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Craspeduchus Stål, 18479SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeosoma Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 185223SpeciesTaxom
Melacoryphus Slater, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Melanopleurus Stål, 18939SpeciesTaxom
Neacoryphus Scudder, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Ochrimnus Stål, 191425SpeciesTaxom
Ochrostomus Stål, 18747SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 184819SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhobaphus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 0Milkweed bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergia Horváth, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothorax Bergroth, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
145 Species and 9 Subspecies
Achlyosomus beutelspacheri Brailovsky, 1979
Achlyosomus campestris H.Brailovsky, 1979
Acroleucus argutus H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus bordoni Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus caiaraensis H.Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus colombianus Brailovsky &..., 2015
Acroleucus conchatus Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus coxalis Stål, 1860
Acroleucus daedalus Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus devius H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus diaphanus Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus dollingi H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus flavoseptus Stål, 1874
Acroleucus goellnerae Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus gollnerae Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus haemopterus Stål, 1874
Acroleucus herbosus H.Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus heros Breddin, 1904
Acroleucus hoberlandti Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus inimicus H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus lojus H.Brailovsky..., 2015
Acroleucus marinoi H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus municeps Brailovsky &..., 1984
Acroleucus neomaurus Slater, 1964
Acroleucus nigellus Distant, 1893
Acroleucus nigrovittatus Stål, 1874
Acroleucus nobilis Stål, 1874
Acroleucus orinocoensis Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus phoenix H.Brailovsky, 1980
Acroleucus pothus Breddin, 1904
Acroleucus scitulus Brailovsky &..., 1984
Acroleucus signaticollis Stål, 1874
Acroleucus signoretii Stal, 1874
Acroleucus stali Slater, 1964
Acroleucus subniger Distant, 1882
Acroleucus tullus Stal, 1862
Acroleucus vittaticeps Stål, 1874
Acroleucus vulturnus H.Brailovsky, 1984
Acroleucus yacambuensis Brailovsky, 1984
Aethalotus nigriventris Horváth, 1914
Anochrostomus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Arocatus rusticus Stål, 1867
Caenocoris botoltobagensis Esaki, 1931
Craspeduchus attrahens Brailovsky &..., 1984
Craspeduchus buenoi Brailovsky, 1979
Craspeduchus circumseptus C.Stal, 1867
Craspeduchus matudai H.Brailovsky, 1979
Craspeduchus nigrolimbatus Stål, 1874
Craspeduchus pulchellus Fabricius, 1794
Craspeduchus uhleri Stål, 1874
Craspeduchus variegatus DeGeer, 1773
Craspeduchus xanthostaurus Herrich-Scha..., 1847
Horvathiolus canariensis Wagner, 1954
Lygaeosoma sardeum Spinola, 1837
Lygaeus alboornatus Blanchard, 1852
Lygaeus analis Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus argutus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Lygaeus ashlocki H.Brailovsky, 1978
Lygaeus augur (Stål, 1865)⇒ Thunbergia augur Stål, 1865
Lygaeus cognatus Walker, 1872
Lygaeus crocatus
Lygaeus equestris L., 1758Black-and-Red-bug
Lygaeus formosanus Shiraki, 1913
Lygaeus formosus Blanchard, 1840
Lygaeus froeschneri Brailovsky, 1978
Lygaeus inaequalis Stål, 1874
Lygaeus kalmii Stål, 1874Mahaleb cherry
Lygaeus marginellus Dallas, 1852
Lygaeus mauli Faúndez, Car..., 2021
Lygaeus peruvianus H.Brailovsky, 1978
Lygaeus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus reclivatus reclivatus Say, 1825
Lygaeus sipolisi Fallou, 1891
Lygaeus slateri Gorski & L.J., 1968
Lygaeus truculentus Stål, 1862
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803False Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus vicinus Dallas, 1852
Melacoryphus circumlitus Stål, 1862
Melacoryphus lateralis Dallas, 1852
Melacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Melacoryphus rubicollis Uhler, 1894
Melacoryphus rubriger C.Stal, 1862
Melanopleurus amnigena Brailovsky &..., 1984
Melanopleurus belfragei Stål, 1874
Melanopleurus bicolor Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Melanopleurus bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus bistriangularis bistriangularis Say, 1832
Melanopleurus bistriangularis marginellus Dallas, 1852
Melanopleurus inflatus Brailovsky, 1979
Melanopleurus matucanae Brailovsky, 1978
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus melanopleurus Uhler, 1893
Neacoryphus bicrucis Say, 1825Lygaeid bug
Neacoryphus nigrinervis Stål, 1874
Ochrimnus (Aglaochrimnus) mirum Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus (Phaeochrimnus) dimorphopterus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus (Phaeochrimnus) rabidus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus cellus H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus cinctipennis Stal, 1858
Ochrimnus cophinus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus disseptus C.Stal, 1874
Ochrimnus gerelus
Ochrimnus gerulus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus limbatipennis Stal, 1858
Ochrimnus luteolus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus lynceus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus naevillus Brailovsky, 2021
Ochrimnus neotropicalis Kirkaldy & G.W., 1909
Ochrimnus nigrosteolaris Brailovsky, 2021
Ochrimnus nitidulus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus obsoletus Stal, 1858
Ochrimnus rostratum Brailovsky, 2021
Ochrimnus scalprum H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus sceptrum H.Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus somnus mulsus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus somnus somnus
Ochrimnus succineus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus testatus Brailovsky, 1982
Ochrimnus tripligatus Barber, 1914
Ochrostomus aequatorialis G.Breddin, 1912
Ochrostomus bergi Slater & J.A., 1964
Ochrostomus bilimeki Distant & W.L., 1882
Ochrostomus brasiliensis Brailovsky, 1979
Ochrostomus modestus Stål, 1860
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 (Oncopeltus) quadriguttatus Fabricius, 1775Cotton bug
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sanguineolentus Van Duzee, 1914Blood-colored Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus aulicus Fabricius, 1775Lygaeid bug
Oncopeltus bergianus Kirkaldy, 1909
Oncopeltus confusus G.Horvath, 1914
Oncopeltus femoralis Stål, 1874
Oncopeltus longirostris Stal, 1874
Oncopeltus luctuosus Stål, 1866
Oncopeltus miles Blanchard, 1852
Oncopeltus orourkeae Faúndez & Ro..., 2017
Oncopeltus semilimbatus Stål, 1874
Oncopeltus unifasciatellus Slater & J.A., 1964
Oncopeltus varicolor Stålii Distant, 1882
Oncopeltus varicolor stalii Distant, 1882
Oncopeltus varicolor varicolor
Oncopeltus zonatus Erichson, 1848
Pyrrhobaphus leucurus Fabricius, 1787
Spilostethus hospes Fabricius, 1794
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus pandurus pandurus
Thunbergia augur Stål, 1865
Thunbergia marginatus Thunberg, 1822
Thunbergia sanguinarius C.Stal, 1870
Tropidothorax elegans Distant, 1883


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