Dataset Details - True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland
Heteroptera of Ireland
18/11/2011
21/03/2023
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
Dr. Brian Nelson
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 19 March 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/111>
Dataset species distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Dataset record distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Dataset Contacts
Dr. Brian Nelson
Dr. Brian Nelson
National Parks and Wildlife Service, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
N/A
Brian.Nelson@npws.gov.ie
N/A
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
Resolution No. records
Day 19747
Month 2245
Day Range 528
Year 486
Up to Year 466
Month Range 187
Year Range 162
1849
2023
Record Statistics

23821

5228

333

20

Resolution No. records
100m 17612
1km 3385
2km 0
10km 2824
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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