The conservation status of New Zealand Hemiptera

The conservation status of New Zealand Hemiptera is revised. One hundred and three taxa are added to the previous threat classification listing. Nine taxa are recorded as NATIONALLY CRITICAL: Aphis nelsonensis; Megoura stufkensi; Paradoxaphis aristoteliae (Aphididae); Umbonichiton jubatus; Umbonichiton pellaspis (Coccidae); Pimeleocoris roseus; Pimeleocoris viridis (Miridae); and two undescribed taxa near Anomalopsylla and Psylla aff. carmichaeliae (Psyllidae). These comprise the only THREATENED taxa. Another 49 taxa are considered AT RISK, one aphid is classified as RELICT, 48 taxa in 14 families are ranked as NATURALLY UNCOMMON, and 67 taxa in 11 families are considered to be DATA DEFICIENT.