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Nysius
False chinch bugs
As recorded: Nysius Dallas, 1852
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hemiptera › Lygaeidae
- Collected by
- R. R. Whitten
- Date
- August 18, 1929
- Locality
- Haleakala, summit
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 18, 1929, R. R. Whitten also collected 8 other specimens.
Nysius observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Dorrigo NSW 2453, Australia
(c) Penelope Burrows, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Wudinna SA 5652, Australia
(c) Paddy Kemner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Pinaroo Pl, Lane Cove North, NSW, AU
(c) myvanwy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
New South Wales, AU
(c) TheEntropicNaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Marola Av, Rostrevor, SA, AU
(c) spyndall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Göttinger Chaussee, Hannover, Lower Saxony, DE
(c) Leo Grosche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Nysius. BPBM 8725. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37718463. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/8725.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37718463 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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