Chinch Bug
Encyclopedia
The term chinch bug can refer to a few different North America
n insects:
All three species are in the order Hemiptera
, making them true bugs.
The term can also be used in the Southern United States to refer to the not closely related bedbug
s.
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n insects:
- Blissus insularis – the southern chinch bug
- Blissus leucopterusBlissus leucopterusBlissus leucopterus also known as the true chinch bug is a small North American insect in the order Hemiptera and family Lygaeidae. It is the most commonly encountered member of the genus Blissus, which are all known as chinch bugs...
– the true chinch bug - Nysius raphanusNysius raphanusNysius raphanus is a small North American insect in the order Hemiptera and family Lygaeidae. They are grey to brown in color, with largely transparent wings, and can release an offensive odor similar to stinkbugs...
– the false chinch bug
All three species are in the order Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Hemiptera is an order of insects most often known as the true bugs , comprising around 50,000–80,000 species of cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, shield bugs, and others...
, making them true bugs.
- The entire genus Blissus of which there are 16 species in North America..
The term can also be used in the Southern United States to refer to the not closely related bedbug
Bedbug
Cimicidae are small parasitic insects. The most common type is Cimex lectularius. The term usually refers to species that prefer to feed on human blood...
s.