Nysius AA (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae), a new species of micropterous wekiu bug from the summit of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii

Author:

Polhemus, Dan A.

Title:

Nysius AA (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae), a new species of micropterous wekiu bug from the summit of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii

Periodical:

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Year:

1998

Volume:

100

Pages:

25-31

Subject:

Aeolian Mauna Kea Mauna Loa

Summary:

The Wekiu bug, Nysius wekiuicola, is a micropterous lygaeid that is endemic to the aeolian deserts that surround the 4206 meter elevation of Mauna Kea, on the island of Hawaii. This species appears to be the sister species of Nysius wekiuicola Ashlock and Gagne, but is easily separable based on the differences of the body shapes and sizes of the two species. Here, detailed morphological comparisons between the two species are presented and are accompanied by a distribution map and figures of key characters.

Label:

Insects - Wekiu

URL:

http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54709#page/31/mode/1up

Date:

1998

Collection:

Periodicals