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Lygaeidae (milkweed bug)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Lygaeidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Lygaeidae Schilling
1890Nysius vecula Scudder p. 378 figs. Pl 22 fig 7
1890Nysius vinctus Scudder p. 378
1890Nysius terrae Scudder p. 379 figs. Pl 23 fig 31
1890Nysius tritus Scudder p. 379 figs. Pl 23 fig 20
1890Nysius stratus Scudder p. 380 figs. Pl 23 figs 14, 27; Pl 25 figs 2, 8
1950Lygaeidae Statz and Wagner p. 107
2001Lygaeidae Park and Downing p. 179
2003Lygaeidae Wappler
2010Lygaeidae Cassis and Schuh
2018Lygaeidae Szwedo p. 113
2019Lygaeidae Popov p. 385

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Clareocercaria
—Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
—Condylognatha
orderHemiptera
suborderHeteroptera
infraorderPentatomomorphaLeston et al. 1954
superfamilyLygaeoideaSchilling 1829
familyLygaeidaeSchilling 1829
familyLygaeidaeSchilling 1829

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Lygaeidae Schilling 1829 [milkweed bug]
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G. †Coptochromus Scudder 1890
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†Coptochromus manium Scudder 1890
G. †Coriopachys Popov 1986
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†Coriopachys minor Popov 1986
†Coriopachys parvus Popov 1986
G. †Cryptochromus Scudder 1890
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†Cryptochromus letatus Scudder 1890
Subfm. Cyminae Stal 1862
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G. †Cephalocoris Heer 1853
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†Cephalocoris pilosus Heer 1853
G. †Cymocoris Popov 1986
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†Cymocoris basalis Popov 1986
†Cymocoris humeralis Popov 1990
G. †Procymus Usinger 1940
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†Procymus cockerelli Usinger 1940
G. †Exitelus Scudder 1890
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†Exitelus exsanguis Scudder 1890
G. †Leipolygaeus Lin 1985
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G. †Lithochromus Scudder 1890
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†Lithochromus extraneus Scudder 1890
†Lithochromus gardneri Scudder 1890
†Lithochromus mortuarius Scudder 1890
†Lithochromus obstrictus Scudder 1890
Subfm. Lygaeinae Schilling 1829
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Tr. †Gurnardobayini Popov 2019
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G. †Gurnardobaya Popov 2019
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†Gurnardobaya rossi Popov 2019
G. Lygaeosoma Spinola 1837
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†Lygaeosoma wagneri Statz and Wagner 1950
G. Lygaeus Fabricius 1794
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†Lygaeus atavinus Heer 1853
†Lygaeus celasensis Theobald 1937
†Lygaeus dasypus Heer 1853
†Lygaeus daulus Zhang et al. 1994
†Lygaeus deprehensus Von Heyden 1859
†Lygaeus deucalionis Heer 1853
†Lygaeus elongatiabdominalis Theobald 1937
†Lygaeus faeculentus Scudder 1890
†Lygaeus fossitius von Heyden 1858
†Lygaeus gracilentus Förster 1891
†Lygaeus gratiosus Förster 1891
†Lygaeus mutilus Novák 1878
†Lygaeus obscurellus Théobald 1937
†Lygaeus obsolescens Scudder 1890
†Lygaeus stabilitus Scudder 1890
†Lygaeus tinctus Heer 1853
†Lygaeus ventralis Heer 1853
Invalid names: Astacopinae Kirkaldy 1899 [synonym]
G. †Lygaeites Heer 1853
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†Lygaeites acutus Heer 1853
†Lygaeites amabilis Cockerell 1921
†Lygaeites lividus Heer 1853
†Lygaeites obsoletus Heer 1853
†Lygaeites ovalis Heer 1853
†Lygaeites pusillus Heer 1853
Subfm. †Lygaenocorinae Popov 1961
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G. †Lygaenocoris Popov 1961
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†Lygaenocoris prynadai Popov 1961
G. †Macrocranum Jordan 1967
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†Macrocranum pliozaeni Jordan 1967
G. †Necrochromus Scudder 1890
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†Necrochromus cockerelli Scudder 1890
†Necrochromus labatus Scudder 1890
†Necrochromus saxificus Scudder 1890
G. †Oligacanchus Hong 1980
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Subfm. Orsillinae Stål 1872
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Tr. Nysiini Uhler 1876
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G. Nysius Dallas 1851
G. †Procrophius Scudder 1890
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†Procrophius communis Scudder 1890
†Procrophius costalis Scudder 1890
†Procrophius languens Scudder 1890
G. †Prolygaeus Scudder 1890
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†Prolygaeus inundatus Scudder 1890
Invalid names: Nysius stratus Scudder 1890 [nomen dubium], Nysius terrae Scudder 1890 [nomen dubium], Nysius tritus Scudder 1890 [nomen dubium], Nysius vecula Scudder 1890 [nomen dubium], Nysius vinctus Scudder 1890 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Piacenzian or 170.30000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 166.1 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1China (Anhui) Leipolygaeus similis (106695)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Lygaenocoris prynadai (115792)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Govi-Altai) Coriopachys sp. (122332)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia Lygaeidae indet. (151590 151591 151594)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Kobdo aimak) Cymocoris basalis, Coriopachys minor, Coriopachys parvus (104054)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Oligacanchus damiaoense (173110)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Russian Federation (Chita) Cymocoris humeralis (114316)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark Lygaeidae indet. (156718)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Lygaeidae indet. (120036)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Lygaeidae indet. 1 (135641 135642) Lygaeidae indet. 1, Lygaeidae indet. 2 (138912) Lygaeidae indet. 3 (135643 135644)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France Lygaeus celasensis (113709)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Gurnardobaya rossi (21976) Lygaeidae indet., Gurnardobaya rossi (123959) Lygaeites amabilis (123960)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Lygaeus stabilitus, Lygaeus obsolescens, Nysius vinctus, Nysius vecula, Nysius tritus, Nysius terrae, Nysius stratus, Procrophius communis, Procrophius costalis, Procrophius languens, Lithochromus gardneri, Lithochromus obstrictus, Lithochromus mortuarius, Lithochromus extraneus, Coptochromus manium, Prolygaeus inundatus, Necrochromus cockerelli, Necrochromus labatus, Necrochromus saxificus, Exitelus exsanguis, Cryptochromus letatus (106384) Procymus cockerelli (151866)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Lygaeus stabilitus, Lygaeus faeculentus, Nysius vecula, Nysius stratus (122093)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Germany Lygaeus fossitius, Lygaeus deprehensus (113964)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Montana) Lygaeidae indet. (120622)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Lygaeus elongatiabdominalis (122511) Lygaeus obscurellus (138838)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Lygaeidae sp A, Lygaeidae sp B, Lygaeidae sp C, Lygaeidae sp D, Lygaeidae sp E, Lygaeidae sp G, Lygaeidae sp H, Lygaeidae sp I, Lygaeosoma wagneri (122010)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Germany Lygaeidae indet. (123872)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Spain (Castellon) Lygaeidae indet. (140792)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shandong) Lygaeus daulus (138944)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Czech Republic Lygaeus mutilus (117612)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cephalocoris pilosus (117252) Lygaeites obsoletus (115305) Lygaeus dasypus, Lygaeites acutus (122866) Lygaeus tinctus, Lygaeites ovalis (122870)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Croatia Lygaeites pusillus (122874) Lygaeus atavinus, Lygaeus ventralis, Lygaeites lividus (117250) Lygaeus deucalionis (117247)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Lygaeidae indet. (113751)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Austria Lygaeidae indet. (127417)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Nysius sp. (154909)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Niedersachsen) Lygaeidae indet., Macrocranum pliozani (109196)