''Blissus'' is a genus in the
true bug
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 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 a ...
family
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 ...
,
commonly called chinch bugs in North America. The review by Slater (1979) listed 27 species.
The species ''B. leucopterus'',
''B. occiduus''
and ''B. insularis''
are important pests of
cereal
A cereal is a grass cultivated for its edible grain. Cereals are the world's largest crops, and are therefore staple foods. They include rice, wheat, rye, oats, barley, millet, and maize ( Corn). Edible grains from other plant families, ...
crops and
turf grass
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In British English, British and Australian English, sod is more commonly kn ...
es in their different ranges in the United States.
List of species
* ''
Blissus antillus''
Leonard, 1968
* ''
Blissus arenarius''
Barber, 1918
** ''
Blissus arenarius maritimus
''Blissus'' is a genus in the heteroptera, true bug family Blissidae, commonly called chinch bugs in North America. The review by Slater (1979) listed 27 species. The species ''B. leucopterus'', ''B. occiduus'' and ''B. insularis'' are important ...
''
Leonard, 1966
* ''
Blissus barberi''
Leonard, 1968
* ''
Blissus bosqi''
Drake, 1940
* ''
Blissus brasiliensis''
Drake, 1951
* ''
Blissus breviusculus''
Barber, 1937
* ''
Blissus canadensis
''Blissus canadensis'' is a species of true bug in the family Blissidae. It is found in North America.
References
Blissidae
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Insects described in 1970
Hemiptera of North America
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''
Leonard, 1970
* ''
Blissus hygrobius''
(Jensen-Haarup, 1920)
* ''
Blissus insularis''
Barber, 1918 - southern chinch bug
* ''
Blissus iowensis''
Andre, 1937
* ''
Blissus leucopterus
''Blissus leucopterus'', also known as the true chinch bug, is a small North American insect in the order Hemiptera and family Blissidae. It is the most commonly encountered species of the genus '' Blissus'', which are all known as chinch bugs. ...
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(Say, 1831) - true chinch bug
** ''
Blissus leucopterus hirtus
''Blissus'' is a genus in the true bug family Blissidae, commonly called chinch bugs in North America. The review by Slater (1979) listed 27 species. The species ''B. leucopterus'', ''B. occiduus'' and ''B. insularis'' are important pests of cer ...
''
Montandon, 1893 - hairy chinch bug
* ''
Blissus minutus''
(Blatchley, 1925)
* ''
Blissus mixtus''
Barber, 1937
* ''
Blissus nanus''
Barber, 1937
* ''
Blissus occiduus''
Barber, 1918 - western chinch bug
* ''
Blissus omani''
Barber, 1937
* ''
Blissus parasitaster''
(Bergroth, 1903)
* ''
Blissus penningtoni''
Drake, 1941
* ''
Blissus planarius''
Barber, 1937
* ''
Blissus planus''
Leonard, 1968
* ''
Blissus pulchellus
''Blissus'' is a genus in the true bug family Blissidae, commonly called chinch bugs in North America. The review by Slater (1979) listed 27 species. The species ''B. leucopterus'', ''B. occiduus'' and ''B. insularis'' are important pests of cer ...
''
Montandon, 1893
* ''
Blissus richardsoni
''Blissus'' is a genus in the true bug family Blissidae, commonly called chinch bugs in North America. The review by Slater (1979) listed 27 species. The species ''B. leucopterus'', ''B. occiduus'' and ''B. insularis'' are important pests of cer ...
''
Drake, 1940
* ''
Blissus slateri
''Blissus'' is a genus in the true bug family Blissidae, commonly called chinch bugs in North America. The review by Slater (1979) listed 27 species. The species ''B. leucopterus'', ''B. occiduus'' and ''B. insularis'' are important pests of cer ...
''
Leonard, 1968
* ''
Blissus sweeti
''Blissus sweeti'' is a species of true bug in the family 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 ...
''
Leonard, 1968
* ''
Blissus villosus''
Barber, 1937
* ''
Blissus weiseri''
(Drake, 1951)
* ''
Blissus yumana''
Drake, 1951
References
External links
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Blissidae
Pentatomomorpha genera
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