False-chinch-bug
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Xyonysius
false chinch bugs
Xyonysius is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae, established by Ashlock & Lattin in 1963. The genus contains approximately eight to ten described species distributed primarily in the Americas. The most well-known member is Xyonysius californicus, commonly called the California false chinch bug, which is recognized as an agricultural pest. Species in this genus are small, elongate-oval true bugs with characteristic lygaeid morphology.