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Taxonomy of Genus Nysius Dallas, 1852
False Chinch Bug


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
710
28641
240164
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
564
25824
208282
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
124
8215
65100
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
59
4273
27854
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
19
1128
10161
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug
454
3285
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOrsillinae
Stål, 1872
31
559
Genera
Species
TribeNysiini
Uhler, 1852
14
343
Genera
Species
GenusNysius
Dallas, 1852
False Chinch Bug
248Species
Subnodes of Nysius Dallas, 1852
SubgenusNysius (Macroparius)
Stål, 1872
11Species
SubgenusNysius (Neseis)
1Species
SubgenusNysius (Nysius)
Dallas, 1852
False Chinch Bug
15Species
SubgenusNysius (Tropinysius)
Wagner, 1958
4Species
SpeciesNysius aa Polhemus, 1998
SpeciesNysius abnormis Usinger, 1942
SpeciesNysius adjunctor Barber & H.G., 1947
SpeciesNysius albidus Dallas, 1852
SpeciesNysius albipennis Distant, 1913
SpeciesNysius anceps Buchanan White, 1878
SpeciesNysius andrewsi Izzard, 1936  ⇒ Nysius vinitor
SpeciesNysius angustatus Uhler, 1872
Herbwilliam
2Subspecies
SpeciesNysius angustellus Blanchard, 1852
SpeciesNysius arboricola Buchanan White, 1878
SpeciesNysius arphnoides Baker, 1906
SpeciesNysius atlantidum G.Horvath, 1890
Ground bug, Milkweed bug, Seed bug
SpeciesNysius atralis Kirkaldy, 1910
SpeciesNysius baeckstroemi Bergroth, 1923
SpeciesNysius basalis Dallas, 1852
SpeciesNysius beardsleyi Ashlock, 1966
SpeciesNysius binotatus Germar, 1837
SpeciesNysius blackburni White, 1881
SpeciesNysius brevicollis Blote, 1929
SpeciesNysius brunnealis Kirkaldy, 1910
SpeciesNysius californicus Stål, 1859  ⇒ Xyonysius californicus
SpeciesNysius callifer Stål, 1874
SpeciesNysius canigouensis Wagner, 1958
SpeciesNysius cargadosensis Distant, 1909
SpeciesNysius carinatus Lindberg, 1932
SpeciesNysius ceylandicus Motschulsky, 1863
SpeciesNysius ceylanicus V.Motschulsky, 1863
SpeciesNysius chenopodii Usinger, 1942
SpeciesNysius clavicornis Fabricius, 1794
SpeciesNysius clevelandensis Evans, 1929  ⇒ Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae
Grey cluster bug
SpeciesNysius coenosulus Stal, 1859
SpeciesNysius coloradensis Baker, 1906
SpeciesNysius comitans Perkins, 1912
SpeciesNysius communis Usinger, 1942
SpeciesNysius contiguus Walker, 1872
SpeciesNysius continguus
SpeciesNysius convexus Usinger, 1942
SpeciesNysius cumbrensis
SpeciesNysius dallasi White, 1878
SpeciesNysius delectulus Perkins, 1912
SpeciesNysius delectus White, 1878
SpeciesNysius desertorum
SpeciesNysius destructor Riley & C.V., 1873
SpeciesNysius dissimilis Izzard, 1936  ⇒ Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae
SpeciesNysius dohertyi Distant, 1904
SpeciesNysius ellipticus Berg, 1892
SpeciesNysius ementitus Distant, 1893
SpeciesNysius ephippiatus Spinola, 1852
SpeciesNysius erythynus Fernando, 1960
SpeciesNysius euphorbiae G.Horvath, 1910
SpeciesNysius eximius Stål, 1858
SpeciesNysius expressus Distant, 1883
SpeciesNysius femoratus Van Duzee & E.P., 1940
SpeciesNysius feuerboni China, 1935
SpeciesNysius feuerborni China & W.E., 1935
SpeciesNysius fragariae
SpeciesNysius frigatensis Usinger, 1942
SpeciesNysius fucatus Usinger, 1942
SpeciesNysius fuliginosus Fieber, 1861
SpeciesNysius fullawayi Usinger, 1942
3Subspecies
SpeciesNysius fuscovittatus Barber, 1958
SpeciesNysius galapagensis Stål, 1860
SpeciesNysius gastricus Bergroth, 1920
SpeciesNysius gibbifer Berg, 1892
SpeciesNysius gloriae Baena & Gracia, 1998
SpeciesNysius gracilis Scott, 1870
SpeciesNysius graminicolus Kolenati, 1845
SpeciesNysius grampianis
SpeciesNysius grandis Baker, 1906
SpeciesNysius groenlandicus Zetterstedt, 1838
SpeciesNysius haeckeli
SpeciesNysius haleakalae Perkins, 1912
SpeciesNysius hardyi Ashlock, 1966
SpeciesNysius hidakai Nakatani, 2015
SpeciesNysius hiloensis Perkins, 1912
SpeciesNysius horvathi Jakovlev, 1889
SpeciesNysius humilis Spinola, 1852
SpeciesNysius huttoni White, 1878
Wheat bug
SpeciesNysius hylaeus Kirkaldy, 1910
SpeciesNysius immunis Walker, 1872
SpeciesNysius inaequalis Uhler, 1894
SpeciesNysius insoletus Barber, 1947
SpeciesNysius insulicola Kirkaldy, 1910
SpeciesNysius insulivagus Kirkaldy, 1910
SpeciesNysius irroratus Spinola, 1852
2Subspecies
SpeciesNysius irrotatus Spinola, 1852
SpeciesNysius jacobaeae Schilling, 1829
SpeciesNysius jamaicensis Dallas, 1852
SpeciesNysius javisensis
SpeciesNysius jordani Hoberlandt, 1953
SpeciesNysius kamehameha Kirkaldy, 1902
SpeciesNysius kinbergi Usinger, 1959
SpeciesNysius lacustrinus Distant, 1909
SpeciesNysius latus Wagner, 1958
SpeciesNysius lichenicola Kirkaldy, 1910
Seashore orach
2Subspecies
SpeciesNysius lichenicolus Kirkaldy, 1910
SpeciesNysius liliputanus Eyles & Ashlock, 1969
SpeciesNysius lineatus Costa, 1855
SpeciesNysius longiceps Stal, 1874
SpeciesNysius longicollis Blackburn, 1888
SpeciesNysius longicornis Puton, 1874
1Subspecies
SpeciesNysius maculatus Fieber, 1861
SpeciesNysius marginalis Dallas, 1852
SpeciesNysius mauiensis Blackburn, 1888
1Subspecies
SpeciesNysius melanicus Distant, 1909
SpeciesNysius minor Distant, 1909
SpeciesNysius minutus Uhler, 1895
SpeciesNysius mittae
SpeciesNysius mixtus Usinger, 1942
SpeciesNysius monticolus Distant, 1893
SpeciesNysius montivagus Kirkaldy, 1910
SpeciesNysius mundus Walker, 1872
SpeciesNysius naso Van Duzee, 1933
SpeciesNysius natalensis Evans, 1929
SpeciesNysius neboissi
SpeciesNysius neckerensis Usinger, 1942
SpeciesNysius nemorivagus White, 1881
SpeciesNysius niger Baker, 1906
Northern false chinch bug
SpeciesNysius nigricornis Kerzhner, 1979
SpeciesNysius nigriscutellatus Usinger, 1942
SpeciesNysius nihoae Usinger, 1942
SpeciesNysius nimbatus Kirkaldy, 1910
SpeciesNysius nitidus Buchanan White, 1881
SpeciesNysius novitius Distant, 1892
SpeciesNysius nubicola Kirkaldy, 1910
SpeciesNysius nubilus Dallas, 1852
SpeciesNysius obscuratus Horvath, 1890
SpeciesNysius obsoletus Fieber & F.X., 1861
SpeciesNysius oceanicus Usinger & R.L., 1937
SpeciesNysius ochraceus Kiritshenko, 1951
SpeciesNysius ochriasis Kirkaldy, 1902
1Subspecies
SpeciesNysius orarius Malipatil, 2005
SpeciesNysius oresitrophus Kirkaldy, 1910
SpeciesNysius oribasus Kirkaldy, 1910
SpeciesNysius pallens Dallas, 1852
SpeciesNysius pallescens Puton & Lethierry, 1887
SpeciesNysius pallidus Evans, 1929
SpeciesNysius pallipennis Walker, 1872
SpeciesNysius palor Ashlock, 1963
SpeciesNysius paludicola Barber, 1949
SpeciesNysius paludicolus Barber & H.G., 1949
SpeciesNysius perplexus Puton, 1898
SpeciesNysius picipes Usinger, 1937
SpeciesNysius pilosulus G.Horvath, 1904
SpeciesNysius plebeius Distant, 1883
SpeciesNysius plebejus
SpeciesNysius procerus Distant, 1893
SpeciesNysius providus Uhler, 1894
SpeciesNysius proximus Walker, 1872
SpeciesNysius pteridicola Buchanan White, 1881
SpeciesNysius puberulus C.Berg, 1895
SpeciesNysius pubescens Sahlberg, 1868
SpeciesNysius punctipennis Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850
SpeciesNysius punctipes Stål, 1856
SpeciesNysius raphanus Howard, 1872
False chinch bug, Nogal, Walnut
SpeciesNysius rhyparus Stål, 1860
SpeciesNysius rubescens White, 1881
SpeciesNysius rubricatus C.Berg, 1879
SpeciesNysius rubromaculatus Distant, 1904
SpeciesNysius salti Usinger, 1952
SpeciesNysius sanctaehelenae White, 1878
St Helena Chinch Bug
SpeciesNysius sanctahelenae Buchanan White, 1878
SpeciesNysius saundersianus Kirkaldy, 1902
SpeciesNysius scolopax Say, 1831
SpeciesNysius scotti Saunders, 1869
SpeciesNysius scutellatus Dallas, 1852
Lygaeid bug
SpeciesNysius silvestris Kirkaldy, 1910
SpeciesNysius simulans Stål, 1860
SpeciesNysius sordidus Stål, 1860
SpeciesNysius spec Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850
SpeciesNysius spectabilis Distant, 1901
SpeciesNysius spurcus Stal, 1859
SpeciesNysius stali Evans, 1929
SpeciesNysius stalianus G.Horvath, 1890
SpeciesNysius steeleae China, 1934
SpeciesNysius steelei China, 1934
SpeciesNysius stratus S. H. Scudder, 1890
SpeciesNysius strigosus Uhler & P.R., 1894
SpeciesNysius subcinctus Walker, 1872
SpeciesNysius sublittoralis Perkins, 1912
SpeciesNysius suffusus Usinger, 1942
SpeciesNysius sundanus
SpeciesNysius tasmaniensis Malipatil, 2005
SpeciesNysius tenellus Barber, 1947
SpeciesNysius terrae S. H. Scudder, 1890
SpeciesNysius terrestris Usinger, 1942
SpeciesNysius thoracicus Horvath, 1882
SpeciesNysius thymii
SpeciesNysius transcaspicus Wagner, 1958
SpeciesNysius tritus Scudder, 1890
SpeciesNysius turneri Evans, 1936  ⇒ Nysius (Nysius) caledoniae
Invermay bug
SpeciesNysius uhleri
SpeciesNysius usingeri Izzard, 1958  ⇒ Nysius vinitor
SpeciesNysius usitatus Ashlock, 1972
SpeciesNysius vecula Scudder, 1890
SpeciesNysius veculus Scudder & S.H., 1890
SpeciesNysius villicus Van Duzee, 1940
SpeciesNysius vinctus S. H. Scudder, 1890
SpeciesNysius vinitor Bergroth, 1891
Australian fly bug, Lygaeid bug, Rutherglen Bug
SpeciesNysius volxemi Distant, 1888
SpeciesNysius vulcan Buchanan White, 1881
SpeciesNysius vulcanorum Lindberg, 1858
SpeciesNysius wekiuicola Ashlock & Gagne, 1983
Wēkiu bug, Wekiu bug
SpeciesNysius whitei Blackburn, 1888
SpeciesNysius zealandicus Dallas, 1852

Synonyms
Anorthuna (Strand, 1928)
Anorthus (Horváth, 1890)
Brachynysius (Usinger, 1942)
Hemidiptera (Leon, 1890)
Macroparius (Stål, 1872)
Tropinysius (Wagner, 1958)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Nysius
EnglishFalse Chinch Bug
FinnishKirkiluteet


Distribution of Nysius Dallas, 1852
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds


Ecozone
Forest, River, Wood, Wetland, Grasslands, Mountains, Lakes


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