Blissus is a genus in the true bug family Blissidae,[2] commonly called chinch bugs in North America. The review by Slater (1979) listed 27 species.[3] The species B. leucopterus,[4] B. occiduus[5] and B. insularis[6] are important pests of cereal crops and turf grasses in their different ranges in the United States.
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- Blissus antillus Leonard, 1968
- Blissus arenarius Barber, 1918
- Blissus arenarius maritimus Leonard, 1966
- Blissus barberi Leonard, 1968
- Blissus bosqi Drake, 1940
- Blissus brasiliensis Drake, 1951
- Blissus breviusculus Barber, 1937
- Blissus canadensis Leonard, 1970
- Blissus hygrobius (Jensen-Haarup, 1920)
- Blissus insularis Barber, 1918 - southern chinch bug
- Blissus iowensis Andre, 1937
- Blissus leucopterus (Say, 1831) - true chinch bug
- Blissus leucopterus hirtus 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 Montandon, 1893
- Blissus richardsoni Drake, 1940
- Blissus slateri Leonard, 1968
- Blissus sweeti Leonard, 1968
- Blissus villosus Barber, 1937
- Blissus weiseri (Drake, 1951)
- Blissus yumana Drake, 1951
Henry, T.J. (1997). "Phylogenetic analysis of family groups within the infraorder Pentatomomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), with emphasis on the Lygaeoidea". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 90 (3): 275–301. doi:10.1093/aesa/90.3.275. Slater, J.A. (1979). "The systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography of the Blissinae of the world (Hemiptera, Lygaeidae)". Bulletin of the AMNH. 165 (1): 1–180. hdl:2246/1076.
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