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Nysius

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Nysius
Nysius ericae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Tribe: Nysiini
Genus: Nysius
Dallas, 1852
Diversity
at least 100 species

Nysius is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in Nysius.[1][2][3][4]

Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop pests of wheat and other grains (including N. huttoni), as well as many vegetables. A unique Hawaiian radiation of the genus contains almost a quarter of the world's species (26), as well as the most diverse character set seen in the genus. In addition, two closely related species (colloquially known as wēkiu bugs) found on Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea on the island of Hawai'i, are different from the rest of Nysius by exhibiting reduced nonfunctional wings, and feed on dead and dying insects (N. wekiuicola, N. aa [5]).

Species

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The genus contains the following species:

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  • Nysius graminicola
    Nysius graminicola
  • Nysius caledoniae male
    Nysius caledoniae male
  • Nysius ericae
    Nysius ericae
  • Nysius helveticus
    Nysius helveticus
  • Nysius helveticus
    Nysius helveticus
  • Nysius thymi
    Nysius thymi
  • Nysius thymi
    Nysius thymi
  • False chinch bug, Nysius
    False chinch bug, Nysius
  • False chinch bug, Nysius
    False chinch bug, Nysius
  • False chinch bug, Nysius
    False chinch bug, Nysius

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nysius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. ^ "Browse Nysius". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. ^ "Nysius". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. ^ "Nysius Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  5. ^ Polhemus, D. A. (1998). "Nysius aa (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae), a new species of micropterous wekiu bug from the summit of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 100 (1): 25–31.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (2001). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol. 4: Pentatomorpha I: Aradidae, Lygaeidae, Piesmatidae, Malcidae, Berytidae, Colobathristidae, Largidae, Pyrrhocoridae. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 90-71912-21-3.
  • Blatchley, W.S. (1926). Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6871.
  • Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C., eds. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. ISBN 0-916846-44-X.
  • Slater, James Alexander (1964). A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World. University of Connecticut.
  • Slater, James A.; O'Donnell, Jane E. (1995). A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World (1960-1994). The New York Entomological Society. ISBN 0-913-424-16-1.
  • Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9254.
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  • Media related to Nysius at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Nysius at Wikispecies
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