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Nysius wekiuicola
(a type of insect)
wekiu bug

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Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Nysius wekiuicola
Nomenclatural information about Nysius wekiuicola is provided by ITIS.

Distribution

Range, habitat, and ecology of the wekiu bug (Nysius wekiuicola), a rare insect species unique to Mauna Kea, Hawaii Island: final report: FINAL REPORT View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The Hawaii Biological Survey of the Bishop Museum was contracted by the Office of Mauna Kea Management (OMKM) to assess the distribution and habitat use of the wëkiu bug ( Nysius wekiuicola Ashlock, and Gagné), endemic to Mauna Kea. The three major objectives of this study were to 1) survey for the presence or absence of wekiu bugs at the summits of various puus (cinder cones) located in the alpine zone of Mauna Kea, 2) determine the elevational distribution of wekiu bugs on Mauna Kea, and 3) assess whether different pitfall trapping methods used in earlier Bishop Museum surveys provide comparable data in regard to wekiu bug capture rates.

In the news

Group wants Big Isle bug put on endangered list
"An environmental group is petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to put Mauna Kea's wekiu bug on its endangered species list." (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 24 May 2003)

Tiny bug may affect astronomy plans
An environmental group filed a petition to place the Mauna Kea wekiu bug (Nysius wekiucola) on the federal endangered species list. (The Honolulu Advertiser, 23 May 2003)

Full-text articles

Range, habitat, and ecology of the wekiu bug (Nysius wekiuicola), a rare insect species unique to Mauna Kea, Hawaii Island: final report: FINAL REPORT View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The Hawaii Biological Survey of the Bishop Museum was contracted by the Office of Mauna Kea Management (OMKM) to assess the distribution and habitat use of the wëkiu bug ( Nysius wekiuicola Ashlock, and Gagné), endemic to Mauna Kea. The three major objectives of this study were to 1) survey for the presence or absence of wekiu bugs at the summits of various puus (cinder cones) located in the alpine zone of Mauna Kea, 2) determine the elevational distribution of wekiu bugs on Mauna Kea, and 3) assess whether different pitfall trapping methods used in earlier Bishop Museum surveys provide comparable data in regard to wekiu bug capture rates.

Other resources

KAHEA: wekiu bug information
Information about the wekiu bug (Nysius wekiuicola) is presented by KAHEA (The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance).

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