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 cereal crops and turf grasses in their different ranges in the United States.
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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 cereal 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 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
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