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Nysius aa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Genus: Nysius
Species:
N. aa
Binomial name
Nysius aa
1996

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

  1. ^ "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.