Nysius

False chinch bugs

As recorded: Nysius Dallas, 1852

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hemiptera › Lygaeidae

Collected by: R. L. Usinger
Date: August 6, 1935
Locality: Mauna Kea, south slope, Humuula
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On August 6, 1935, R. L. Usinger also collected 24+ 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 8773. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37715698. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/8773.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37715698 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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