genus

Chinch Bugs

Blissus

Field notes

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.

Children

Hairy Chinch Bug presumed native
Southern Chinch Bug presumed native
Blissus minutus presumed native
Blissus arenarius presumed native
Blissus sweeti

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided