Holcostethus is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae. These bugs are also known as stink bugs from their foul odor.
Species
These 18 species belong to the genus Holcostethus.
- Holcostethus abbreviatus <small>Uhler, 1872</small>
- Holcostethus albipes <small>(Fabricius, 1781)</small>
- Holcostethus breviceps <small>Horváth, 1897</small>
- Holcostethus evae <small>Ribes, 1988</small>
- Holcostethus fissiceps <small>Horváth, 1906</small>
- Holcostethus fulvipes <small>(Ruckes, 1957)</small>
- Holcostethus hirtus <small>(Van Duzee, 1937)</small>
- Holcostethus limbolarius <small>(StÃÂ¥l, 1872)</small>
- Holcostethus macdonaldi <small>Rider & Rolston, 1995</small>
- Holcostethus piceus <small>(Dallas, 1851)</small>
- Holcostethus ovatus <small>(Jakovlev, 1889)</small>
- Holcostethus piceus <small>(Dallas, 1851)</small>
- Holcostethus punctatus <small>(Lindberg, 1935)</small>
- Holcostethus ruckesi <small>McDonald, 1975</small>
- Holcostethus sphacelatus <small>(Fabricius, 1794)</small>
- Holcostethus strictus <small>(Fabricius, 1803)</small>
- Holcostethus tristis <small>(Van Duzee, 1904)</small>
- Holcostethus vernalis <small>(Wolff, 1804)</small>
References
- Rider D.A., 2004 - Family Pentatomidae - Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region
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