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Lygaeidae
The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. However, while many of the species feed on seeds, some feed on sap ( mucivory) or seed pods, others are omnivores and a few, such as the wekiu bug, are carnivores that feed exclusively on insects. Insects in this family are distributed across the world, including throughout North America. The family was vastly larger, but numerous former subfamilies have been removed and given independent family status, including the Artheneidae, Blissidae, Cryptorhamphidae, Cymidae, Geocoridae, Heterogastridae, Ninidae, Oxycarenidae and Rhyparochromidae, which together constituted well over half of the former family. The bizarre and mysterious beetle-like Psamminae were formerly often placed in the Piesmatidae, but this is almost certainly incorrect. Their true affiliations, however, a ...
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List Of Lygaeidae Genera
These 114 genera belong to the family Lygaeidae, seed bugs. There are at least 980 described species in Lygaeidae. Lygaeidae genera * '' Aborsillus'' Barber, 1954 * '' Acanthocrompus'' Scudder, 1958 * '' Achlyosomus'' Slater Alex, 1992 * '' Acrobrachys'' Horvath, 1914 * '' Acroleucus'' Stal, 1874 * '' Aethalotus'' Stal, 1874 * '' Afraethalotus'' Scudder, 1963 * '' Anochrostomus'' Slater Alex, 1992 * '' Apterola'' Mulsant & Rey, 1866 * '' Arocatus'' Spinola, 1837 * '' Aspilocoryphus'' Stal, 1874 * '' Aspilogeton'' Breddin, 1901 * '' Astacops'' Boisduval, 1835 * '' Aulacopeltus'' Stal, 1868 * '' Austronysius'' Ashlock, 1967 * '' Balionysius'' Ashlock, 1967 * ''Belonochilus'' Uhler, 1871 * '' Biblochrimnus'' Brailovsky, 1982 * '' Caenocoris'' Fieber, 1860 * '' Camptocoris'' Puton, 1886 * '' Caprhiobia'' Scudder, 1962 * '' Cerocrompus'' Scudder, 1958 * '' Coleonysius'' Ashlock, 1967 * '' Congolorgus'' Scudder, 1962 * '' Cosmopleurus'' Stal, 1872 * '' Craspeduchus'' Stal, 1874 * '' Crom ...
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Oncopeltus
''Oncopeltus'' is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae, which has at least 40 described species. Species These 40 species belong to the genus ''Oncopeltus'': * '' Oncopeltus atrorufus'' (Guerin, 1838) * '' Oncopeltus aulicus'' Fabricius, 1775 * '' Oncopeltus bergianus'' Kirkaldy, 1909 * '' Oncopeltus bicinctus'' (Montrouzier, 1861) * '' Oncopeltus bueanus'' Karsch, 1892 * ''Oncopeltus cayensis'' Torre-Bueno, 1944 * '' Oncopeltus cingulifer'' Stal, 1874 * ''Oncopeltus confusus'' Horvath, 1914 * ''Oncopeltus erebus'' Distant, 1918 * ''Oncopeltus famelicus'' Fabricius, 1781 * '' Oncopeltus fasciatus'' (Dallas, 1852) (large milkweed bug) * '' Oncopeltus femoralis'' Stal, 1874 * ''Oncopeltus guttaloides'' Slater, 1964 * ''Oncopeltus jacobsoni'' Horvath, 1914 * ''Oncopeltus limbicollis'' Horvath, 1914 * ''Oncopeltus longicornis'' Horvath, 1914 * ''Oncopeltus longirostris'' Stal, 1874 * '' Oncopeltus luctuosus'' (Stal, 1867) * ''Oncopeltus maoricus'' (Walker, 1872) * ''Oncopel ...
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Blissidae
The Blissidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), comprising nearly 50 genera and 400 species. The group has often been treated as a subfamily of the Lygaeidae but was resurrected as a full family by Thomas Henry (1997). The adult insects are elongate, typically four times as long as broad, and in some species, up to seven times. Short wings are common in many species. All the species feed on the sap of plants, mostly grasses, and most of the species live between the sheaths of leaves. The most economically important species is the true chinch bug, ''Blissus leucopterus'', a destructive pest of corn crops in the United States. List of genera These 54 genera of the family Blissidae are listed in the Lygaeoidea Species File: * '' Aradacrates'' Slater & Wilcox, 1969 * '' Aradademus'' Slater, 1967 * '' Archaeodemus'' Slater, 1986 * '' Atrademus'' Slater, 1967 * '' Aulacoblissus'' Slater, 1986 * '' Australodemus'' Slater & Sweet, 1963 * '' Barademus'' Slater, 1967 * '' Barr ...
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Ischnorhynchinae
Ischnorhynchinae is a subfamily of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are about 16 genera and more than 70 described species in Ischnorhynchinae. The members of this subfamily are small, terrestrial insects that typically translucent or transparent plate-like structures covering the thorax ( pronota) and tend to live in plant flowers A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani .... Genera These 16 genera belong to the subfamily Ischnorhynchinae: * '' Acanthocrompus'' Scudder, 1958 * '' Caprhiobia'' Scudder, 1962 * '' Cerocrompus'' Scudder, 1958 * '' Congolorgus'' Scudder, 1962 * '' Crompus'' Stal, 1874 * '' Kleidocerys'' Stephens, 1829 * '' Koscocrompus'' Scudder, 1958 * '' Kualisompus'' Scudder, 1962 * '' Madrorgus'' Scudder, 1962 * '' Neocrompus'' China, 1930 * '' Neok ...
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Melanocoryphus
''Melanocoryphus'' is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are about eight described species in ''Melanocoryphus''. Species These species belong to the genus ''Melanocoryphus'': : ''Melanocoryphus albomaculatus'' Goeze, 1778 : ''Melanocoryphus buettikeri'' Hamid & Hamid, 1985 : ''Melanocoryphus exutus'' Horvath, 1916 : ''Melanocoryphus japonicus'' (Walker, 1872) : ''Melanocoryphus kerzhneri'' Josifov, 1965 : ''Melanocoryphus melanospiloides'' (Montandon, 1893) : ''Melanocoryphus parvipennis'' Horvath, 1916 : ''Melanocoryphus tristrami ''Melanocoryphus'' is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are about eight described species in ''Melanocoryphus''. Species These species belong to the genus ''Melanocoryphus'': : '' Melanocoryphus albomaculatus'' Goeze, 1778 : '' ...'' (Douglas & Scott, 1868) References Further reading * * External links * Lygaeidae {{pentatomomorpha-stub ...
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Kleidocerys
''Kleidocerys'' is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are about 17 described species in ''Kleidocerys''. Species These 17 species belong to the genus ''Kleidocerys'': * ''Kleidocerys costaricensis'' Cervantes & Brailovsky, 2010 * ''Kleidocerys denticollis'' (Stal, 1874) * ''Kleidocerys dimidiatus'' Barber, 1953 * ''Kleidocerys ericae'' (Horvath, 1909) * ''Kleidocerys franciscanus'' (Stal, 1859) * ''Kleidocerys hispaniola'' Baranowski, 2005 * ''Kleidocerys modestus'' Barber, 1953 * ''Kleidocerys nubilus'' (Distant, 1883) * ''Kleidocerys obovatus'' (Van Duzee, 1931) * ''Kleidocerys ovalis'' Barber, 1953 * ''Kleidocerys pallipes'' Brailovsky, 1976 * ''Kleidocerys privignus'' (Horvath, 1894) * ''Kleidocerys punctatus'' (Distant, 1893) * ''Kleidocerys resedae'' (Panzer, 1793) (birch catkin bug) * ''Kleidocerys suffusus'' Barber, 1947 * ''Kleidocerys truncatulus'' (Walker, 1872) * ''Kleidocerys virescens ''Kleidocerys virescens'' is a species of seed bug in the fam ...
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Lygaeus
''Lygaeus'' is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are more than 60 described species in ''Lygaeus''. Species These 69 species belong to the genus ''Lygaeus'': * ''Lygaeus alboornatus'' Blanchard, 1852 * ''Lygaeus analis'' Dallas, 1852 * ''Lygaeus argutus'' Brailovsky, 1982 * ''Lygaeus ashlocki'' Brailovsky, 1978 * ''Lygaeus bahamensis'' Barber & Ashlock, 1960 * ''Lygaeus bettoni'' Distant, 1901 * ''Lygaeus buettikeri'' Hamid & Hamid, 1985 * ''Lygaeus coccineus'' Barber, 1923 * ''Lygaeus cognatus'' Walker, 1872 * ''Lygaeus creticus'' Lucas, 1853 * ''Lygaeus cruentatus'' Costa, 1839 * ''Lygaeus dichrous'' Montrouzier, 1855 * ''Lygaeus discifer'' Motschulsky, 1863 * '' Lygaeus dives'' Distant, 1918 * ''Lygaeus dohertyi'' Distant, 1904 * '' Lygaeus equestris'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (black-and-red bug) * ''Lygaeus flavescens'' Winkler & Kerzhner, 1977 * ''Lygaeus flavomarginatus'' Matsumura, 1913 * '' Lygaeus formosanus'' Shiraki, 1913 * '' Lygaeus froeschneri'' Brailov ...
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Lygaeinae
Lygaeinae is a subfamily of ground bugs in the insect family Lygaeidae. Genera Genera within this subfamily include: : '' Achlyosomus'' Slater Alex, 1992 : '' Acrobrachys'' Horvath, 1914 : '' Acroleucus'' Stal, 1874 : '' Aethalotus'' Stal, 1874 : '' Afraethalotus'' Scudder, 1963 : ''Anochrostomus'' Slater Alex, 1992 : '' Apterola'' Mulsant & Rey, 1866 : ''Arocatus'' Spinola, 1837 : '' Aspilocoryphus'' Stal, 1874 : '' Aspilogeton'' Breddin, 1901 : '' Astacops'' Boisduval, 1835 : '' Aulacopeltus'' Stal, 1868 : '' Biblochrimnus'' Brailovsky, 1982 : ''Caenocoris'' Fieber, 1860 : '' Cosmopleurus'' Stal, 1872 : '' Craspeduchus'' Stal, 1874 : '' Dalmochrimnus'' Brailovsky, 1982 : '' Ektyphonotus'' Slater Alex, 1992 : '' Emphanisis'' China, 1925 : '' Gondarius'' Stys, 1972 : ''Graptostethus'' Stal, 1868 : '' Hadrosomus'' Slater Alex, 1992 : '' Haematorrhytus'' Stal, 1874 : '' Haemobaphus'' Stal, 1874 : '' Hormopleurus'' Horvath, 1884 : ''Horvathiolus'' Josifov, 1965 : '' Karachicoris'' ...
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Crompus
''Crompus'' is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. ''Crompus'' are terrestrial insects in the Ischnorhynchinae subfamily of seed bugs that are endemic to Australia. There are three described species in ''Crompus''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Crompus'': * ''Crompus nesiotes'' Ashlock, 1967 * ''Crompus oculatus'' Stål, 1874 * ''Crompus opacus ''Crompus opacus'' is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is a terrestrial insect found only in Australia. ''Crompus opacus'' is not currently listed under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 in the Northern Terr ...'' Scudder, 1958 References Further reading * Lygaeidae Insects described in 1874 Insects of Australia Taxa named by Carl Stål {{pentatomomorpha-stub ...
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Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from to around , and share a common arrangement of piercing-sucking mouthparts. The name "true bugs" is often limited to the suborder Heteroptera. Entomologists reserve the term ''bug'' for Hemiptera or Heteroptera,Gilbert Waldbauer. ''The Handy Bug Answer Book.'' Visible Ink, 1998p. 1. which does not include other arthropods or insects of other orders such as ants, bees, beetles, or butterflies. In some variations of English, all terrestrial arthropods (including non-insect arachnids, and myriapods) also fall under the colloquial understanding of ''bug''. Many insects with "bug" in their common name, especially in American English, belong to other orders; for example, the lovebug is a fly and the Maybug and ladybug are beetles. The term ...
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Spilostethus
''Spilostethus''Stål C (1868) ''Hemiptera Fabricana I. K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl.'' 72. is a genus of bugs in the family Lygaeidae (seed bugs). Most species in this genus are from the Palearctic and Oriental regions. Species These species belong to the genus ''Spilostethus'': # '' Spilostethus altivolens'' Linnavuori, 1978 # ''Spilostethus amaenus'' (Bolivar, 1879) # '' Spilostethus campbelli'' (Distant, 1918) # '' Spilostethus consanguineus'' (Montandon, 1893) # ''Spilostethus crudelis'' Fabricius, 1781 # '' Spilostethus decoratus'' (Stål, 1867) # ''Spilostethus furcula'' (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850) # ''Spilostethus hospes'' (Fabricius, 1794) (darth maul bug) # '' Spilostethus lemniscatus'' (Stål, 1855) # '' Spilostethus longiceps'' Linnavuori, 1978 # '' Spilostethus longulus'' (Dallas, 1852) # ''Spilostethus macilentus'' Stål, 1874 # '' Spilostethus merui'' Scudder, 1962 # ''Spilostethus mimus'' (Stål, 1865) # ''Spilostethus montislunae'' Bergroth, 1914 # ''Spilostethus ...
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Tropidothorax
Tropidothorax is a genus of seed bugs or ground bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Lygaeinae Lygaeinae is a subfamily of ground bugs in the insect family Lygaeidae. Genera Genera within this subfamily include: : '' Achlyosomus'' Slater Alex, 1992 : '' Acrobrachys'' Horvath, 1914 : '' Acroleucus'' Stal, 1874 : '' Aethalotus'' Stal, 187 ....There are about 11 described species in ''Tropidothorax''. Species These species belong to the genus ''Tropidothorax'': : '' Tropidothorax autolycus'' (Distant, 1904) : '' Tropidothorax cruciger'' (Motschulsky, 1859) : '' Tropidothorax elegans'' (Distant, 1883) : '' Tropidothorax fimbriatus'' (Dallas, 1852) : '' Tropidothorax leucopterus'' (Goeze, 1778) : '' Tropidothorax maculatus'' (Dallas, 1852) : '' Tropidothorax neocaledonicus'' Bergroth, 1909 : '' Tropidothorax sinensis'' (Reuter, 1888) : '' Tropidothorax sternalis'' (Dallas, 1852) : '' Tropidothorax villersi'' Slater & Wilcox, 1973 : '' Tropidothorax wittmeri'' Hamid & ...
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