Dataset Details - True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland
Heteroptera of Ireland
18/11/2011
15/10/2025
Understand the geographic distribution of heteroptera (true bugs) in Ireland.
Direct observation supported by specimens in some cases.
Island of Ireland
1800s to present
Records came from lots of different sources and were collated into this database and validated by Dr. Brian Nelson
Ongoing
N/A
Restricted (Data can be viewed on the mapping system but is not available for download)
Dr. Brian Nelson, True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 27 October 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/111>
Dataset species distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset record distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset Contacts
Dr. Brian Nelson
c/o NBDC, Beechfield House, SETU West Campus, Carraginore, Co Waterford
N/A
N/A
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| Day | 23454 |
| Month | 2246 |
| Day Range | 528 |
| Year | 486 |
| Month Range | 187 |
| Year Range | 162 |
1849
2024
Record Statistics
27063
5923
339
21
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| 100m | 21261 |
| 1km | 3386 |
| 2km | 0 |
| 10km | 2416 |
| 50km | 0 |
Surveys
| SurveyId | Title | Data Capture Period | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dataset Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Abundance | Measure of abundance of the organism recorded |
| County | Name of administrative county within which the record was made |
| Determiner name | The name of the person(s) who verified the identification - used for verify records of difficult taxa |
| Habitat description | A description of the habitat in which the organism was recorded |
| Life stage | A description of the life stage of the organism recorded. |
| Record comment | A comment associated with any individual record |
| Source | Original source of data |
| Survey name | Name of survey if the record was made as part of a specific survey (including collections of casual observations and other loose assemblages of data) |
| Type of sighting | The nature of the sighting; whether it was of a live animal, trapped, dead on road, den, etc. |
| Vice-county | The name of the Watsonian (botanical) vice-county within which the record was made |
Recorded Species
| TaxonId | PrefnameTaxonId | Name | Authority | Group | Rank | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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