False-chinch-bug

Guides

  • 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.