Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology

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The family Lygaeidae in India is represented by nine subfamilies, namely Lygaeinae and Orsillinae (milk-weed bugs), Cyminae and Blissinae (chinch bugs). Geocorinae (big-eyed bugs), Heterogastrinae, Artheneinae and Pachygronthinae (ground bugs) and Rhyparochrominae (seed bugs or milk-weed bugs or chinch bugs). These bugs are small to medium sized, oval or elongated in shape, ranging from 4-20 mm in length, usually brown, red or black in colour, sometimes brightly coloured. This group is recognized by having antennae 4-segmented, a pair of ocelli present between the compound eyes, rostrum four segmented, bucculae well developed, membrane with few irregular veins (4-5 veins) arising from a transverse basal vein and absence of cuneus in hemelytra, front part of their forewings slightly sclerotised and the remaining portion membranous and hind wings always membranous.
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