''Blissus'' is a genus in the
true bug 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
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Blissus antillus
''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
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Blissus arenarius
''Blissus arenarius'' 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 ...
''
Barber, 1918
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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
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Blissus canadensis
''Blissus canadensis'' 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 ...
''
Leonard, 1970
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Blissus hygrobius
''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 ...
''
(Jensen-Haarup, 1920)
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Blissus insularis''
Barber, 1918 - southern chinch bug
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Blissus iowensis''
Andre, 1937
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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
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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
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Blissus minutus
''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 ...
''
(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
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Blissus nanus
''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
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Blissus occiduus
''Blissus occiduus'', the western 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 subfamil ...
''
Barber, 1918 - western chinch bug
* ''
Blissus omani
''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
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Blissus parasitaster
''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 ...
''
(Bergroth, 1903)
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Blissus penningtoni
''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, 1941
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Blissus planarius
''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
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Blissus planus
''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
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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
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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 ce ...
''
Drake, 1940
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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 ce ...
''
Leonard, 1968
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Blissus sweeti''
Leonard, 1968
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Blissus villosus''
Barber, 1937
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Blissus weiseri''
(Drake, 1951)
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Blissus yumana
''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 ce ...
''
Drake, 1951
References
Blissidae
Pentatomomorpha genera
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