Petition to list the Wekiu bug (Nysius Wekiuicola) as a federally endangered species
- Author:
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Center for Biological Diversity,
- Title:
- Petition to list the Wekiu bug (Nysius Wekiuicola) as a federally endangered species
- Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 14
- Subject:
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Endangered species
Nysius wekiuicola
Wekiu bug
- Summary:
- The wekiu bug is a unique component of the Mauna Kea aeolian ecosystem due to the evolution of its predatory habits. Excluding its close relative and Mauna Loa counterpart, Nysius aa , the wekiu
bug differs from all the world’s Nysius species in its predatorial habits and unusual physical characteristics. Since 1968, the wekiu bug habitat has been impacted by the astronomy development on the summit.
- URL:
- https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/candidate_project/pdfs/insect-petition.pdf
- Collection:
- Monographs