What is "blissus"

Blissus \Blissus\ n. a genus comprising the chinch bugs. See chinch, 2.

Syn: genus Blissus.

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.