The Lygaeoidea are a sizeable superfamily of true bugs, containing seed bugs and allies, in the order Hemiptera. There are about 16 families and more than 4,600 described species in Lygaeoidea, found worldwide.

The Lygaeoidea Species File database contains taxonomic and other information about all the seed bugs of the world, both living and fossil. Note: This online catalog is under continual development as more specimen data and other information are added.

The Lygaeoidea Species File (LSF) is a taxonomic database of the world’s Lygaeoidea (seed bugs, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs, and related insects) both living and fossil. It has full taxonomic and synonymic information for all taxa, with complete taxonomic references, images, sound recordings, and specimen records.

Insects of the family Lygaeidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera), commonly known as seed bugs, ground bugs or milkweed bugs, are found on every continent except Antarctica and are one of the three largest families (loosely defined; see below) within the Heteroptera.

The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. [1] .

Seed Bugs and their allies (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea) of the Canadian Prairie Provinces

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Jul 27, 2024 · Phylogenetic analysis of family groups within the infraorder Pentatomomorpha (Heteroptera), with emphasis on the Lygaeoidea Henry T.J. 1997. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 90: 275-301.

May 23, 2007 · Lygaeoids are a group of insects in the superfamily Lygaeoidea, which belongs to the insect order Hemiptera. The order Hemiptera also includes assassin bugs, stink bugs, plant bugs, leaf-footed bugs, and many other insects.

The Lygaeoidea, representing the second largest superfamily in the infraorder Pentatomomorpha, are one of the most diverse groups of Heteroptera with about 700 genera and more than 4,200 species in the world.