''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family
Lygaeidae
The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. Many species feed on seeds, some on sap or ...
. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
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Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be ]crop
A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. In other words, a crop is a plant or plant product that is grown for a specific purpose such as food, Fiber, fibre, or fuel.
When plants of the same spe ...
pests of wheat
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and other grain
A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis) – with or without an attached husk, hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and ...
s (including ''N. huttoni''), as well as many vegetables. A unique Hawaii
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an radiation of the genus contains almost a quarter of the world's species (26), as well as the most diverse character set seen in the genus. In addition, two closely related species (colloquially known as wēkiu bugs) found on Mauna Loa
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and Mauna Kea
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on the island of Hawai'i, are different from the rest of ''Nysius'' by exhibiting reduced nonfunctional wings, and feed on dead and dying insects ('' N. wekiuicola'', '' N. aa''
Species
The genus contains the following species:
* '' Nysius aa'' Polhemus, 1998
* '' Nysius abnormis'' Usinger, 1942
* '' Nysius albipennis'' Distant, W.L., 1913
* '' Nysius angustatus'' Uhler, 1872
* '' Nysius angustellus'' (Blanchard, 1852)
* '' Nysius atlantidum'' Horváth, 1890
* ''Nysius baeckstroemi
''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop pests of wheat and other grains (including ''N. ...
'' Bergroth, 1924
* '' Nysius beardsleyi'' Ashlock, 1966
* '' Nysius blackburni'' White, 1881
* '' Nysius caledoniae'' Distant, 1920
* ''Nysius cargadosensis
''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop pests of wheat and other grains (including ''N. ...
'' Distant, W.L., 1909
* ''Nysius ceylanicus
''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop pests of wheat and other grains (including ''N. ...
'' (Motschulsky, 1863)
* ''Nysius chenopodii
''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop pests of wheat and other grains (including ''N. ...
'' Usinger, 1942
* ''Nysius coenosulus
''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop pests of wheat and other grains (including ''N. ...
'' Stål, 1859
* ''Nysius communis
''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop pests of wheat and other grains (including ''N. ...
'' Usinger, 1942
* ''Nysius contiguus
''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop pests of wheat and other grains (including ''N. ...
'' Walker, 1872
* ''Nysius convexus
''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop pests of wheat and other grains (including ''N. ...
'' (Usinger, 1942)
* ''Nysius cymoides
''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop pests of wheat and other grains (including ''N. ...
'' (Spinola, 1837)
* ''Nysius dallasi
''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop pests of wheat and other grains (including ''N. ...
'' White, 1878
* ''Nysius delectulus
''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop pests of wheat and other grains (including ''N. ...
'' Perkins, 1912
* '' Nysius delectus'' White, 1878
* '' Nysius dohertyi'' Distant, W.L., 1904
* '' Nysius ephippiatus'' Spinola, 1852
* '' Nysius ericae'' (Schilling, 1829)
* '' Nysius erythynus'' Fernando, 1960
* '' Nysius euphorbiae'' Horvath, G., 1910
* '' Nysius eximius'' Stal, 1858
* '' Nysius expressus'' Distant, 1883
* '' Nysius femoratus'' Van Duzee, E.P., 1940
* '' Nysius feuerborni'' China, W.E., 1935
* '' Nysius frigatensis'' Usinger, 1942
* '' Nysius fucatus'' Usinger, 1942
* '' Nysius fullawayi'' Usinger, 1942
* '' Nysius fuscovittatus'' Barber, 1958
* '' Nysius gloriae'' Baena & García, 1999
* '' Nysius graminicola'' (Kolenati, 1845)
* '' Nysius grandis'' Baker, 1906
* '' Nysius groenlandicus'' (Zetterstedt, 1838)
* '' Nysius haeckeli'' (Leon *, 1890)
* ''Nysius hardyi
''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop Pest (organism), pests of wheat and other grains ...
'' Ashlock, 1966
* '' Nysius helveticus'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)
* '' Nysius hidakai'' Nakatani, 2015
* '' Nysius huttoni'' White, F.B., 1878
* '' Nysius immunis'' (Walker, 1872)
* '' Nysius inconspicuus'' Distant, 1903
* '' Nysius insoletus'' Barber, 1947
* '' Nysius irroratus'' (Spinola, 1852)
* '' Nysius kinbergi'' Usinger, 1959
* '' Nysius lacustrinus'' Distant, 1909
* '' Nysius latus'' Wagner, 1958
* '' Nysius lichenicola'' Kirkaldy, 1910
* '' Nysius liliputanus'' Eyles & Ashlock, 1969
* '' Nysius longicollis'' Blackburn, 1888
* '' Nysius melanicus'' Distant, W.L., 1909
* '' Nysius minor'' Distant, W.L., 1909
* '' Nysius mixtus'' Usinger, 1942
* '' Nysius monticolus'' Distant, 1893
* '' Nysius neckerensis'' Usinger, 1942
* '' Nysius nemorivagus'' White, 1881
* '' Nysius niger'' Baker, 1906
* '' Nysius nigricornis'' Kerzhner, 1979
* '' Nysius nihoae'' Usinger, 1942
* '' Nysius nubilus'' Dallas, W.S., 1852
* '' Nysius oceanicus'' Usinger, R.L., 1937
* '' Nysius orarius'' Malipatil, 2005
* '' Nysius pacificus'' China, 1930
* '' Nysius pallipennis'' Walker, F., 1872
* '' Nysius palor'' Ashlock, 1963
* '' Nysius paludicola'' Barber, 1949
* '' Nysius paludicolus'' Barber, H.G., 1949
* ''Nysius picipes
''Nysius'' is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in ''Nysius''.
Like other seed bugs, some species in the genus have proven to be crop pests of wheat and other grains (including ''N. ...
'' Usinger, R.L., 1937
* '' Nysius pilosulus'' Horvath, 1904
* '' Nysius plebejus'' (Distant, 1883)
* '' Nysius procerus'' Distant, 1893
* '' Nysius puberulus'' Berg, 1895
* '' Nysius pulchellus'' Stal, C., 1859
* '' Nysius punctipes'' Stal, C., 1856
* '' Nysius raphanus'' Howard, 1872
* '' Nysius rhyparus'' Stål, 1859
* '' Nysius rubescens'' White, 1881
* '' Nysius salti'' Usinger, R.L., 1952
* '' Nysius sanctaehelenae'' White, F.B., 1877
* '' Nysius scutellatus'' Dallas, 1852
* '' Nysius senecionis'' (Schilling, 1829)
* '' Nysius simulans'' Stål, 1859
* '' Nysius spectabilis'' Distant, 1901
* '' Nysius steeleae'' China, W.E., 1934
* '' Nysius stratus'' Scudder, 1890
* '' Nysius subcinctus'' Walker, F., 1872
* '' Nysius sublittoralis'' Perkins, 1912
* '' Nysius suffusus'' Usinger, 1942
* '' Nysius tasmaniensis'' Malipatil, 2005
* '' Nysius tenellus'' Barber, 1947
* '' Nysius terrae'' Scudder, 1890
* '' Nysius terrestris'' Usinger, 1942
* '' Nysius thymi'' (Wolff, 1804)
* '' Nysius transcaspicus'' Wagner, 1958
* '' Nysius tritus'' Scudder, 1890
* '' Nysius usitatus'' Ashlock, 1972
* '' Nysius vecula'' Scudder, 1890
* '' Nysius veculus'' Scudder, S.H., 1890
* '' Nysius vinctus'' Scudder, 1890
* '' Nysius vinitor'' Bergroth, 1891
* '' Nysius vulcanorum'' Lindberg, H., 1958
* '' Nysius wekiuicola'' Ashlock & Gagne, 1983
Gallery
847-nysius-graminicola.jpg, ''Nysius graminicola''
Nysius caledoniae male.jpg, ''Nysius caledoniae'' male
Nysius ericae 01.JPG, ''Nysius ericae''
Nysius helveticus.jpg, ''Nysius helveticus''
Nysius helveticus 01.jpg, ''Nysius helveticus''
Nysius thymi.jpg, ''Nysius thymi''
Nysius thymi (Lygaeidae sp.), Lentse Waard, the Netherlands.jpg, ''Nysius thymi''
Nysius P1150751a.jpg, False chinch bug, ''Nysius''
Nysius P1110280a.jpg, False chinch bug, ''Nysius''
Nysius P1090527a.jpg, False chinch bug, ''Nysius''
See also
* ''Nysius'' species
References
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