''Blissus'' is a genus in the
true bug
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 ...
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 any Poaceae, grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, Cereal germ, germ, and bran. Cereal Grain, grain crops are grown in greater quantit ...
crops and
turf grasses 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 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, 1966
* ''
Blissus barberi
''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 bosqi
''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 brasiliensis
''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, 1951
* ''
Blissus breviusculus
''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 ...
''
Barber, 1937
* ''
Blissus canadensis''
Leonard, 1970
* ''
Blissus hygrobius''
(Jensen-Haarup, 1920)
* ''
Blissus insularis
''Blissus insularis'', the southern chinch bug, 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 subfam ...
''
Barber, 1918 - southern chinch bug
* ''
Blissus iowensis
''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 ...
''
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. ...
''
(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
''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 ...
''
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''
Drake, 1940
* ''
Blissus slateri''
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
Blissidae
Pentatomomorpha genera
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