Nysius aa
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Lygaeidae |
Genus: | Nysius |
Species: | N. aa
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Binomial name | |
Nysius aa 1996
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Nysius aa is a species of Wēkiu bug (a type of seed bug in the genus Nysius) endemic to the area around the summit of Mauna Loa, on the island of Hawaiʻi.[1] It is closely related to Nysius wekiuicola, which is another species of Wēkiu bug endemic to the nearby Mauna Kea.
References
- ^ "Nysius AA (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae), a new species of micropterous wekiu bug from the summit of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii". Office of Mauna Kea Management. 2004. Retrieved 2017-02-01.