Nysius

False chinch bugs

As recorded: Nysius Dallas, 1852

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hemiptera › Lygaeidae

Collected by: R. L. Usinger
Date: July 29, 1935
Locality: Mauna Kea, south slope
Record type: Preserved specimen

100 Bishop specimens of Nysius · collected 1905–1936Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 29, 1935, R. L. Usinger also collected 23 other specimens.

Nysius observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,250 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

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)

2026-10-22

68300 Saint-Louis, France

(c) Vincent Luis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Nysius. BPBM 8741. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37714774. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/8741.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37714774 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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