Holcostethus is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae. These bugs, noted for their foul odour, are mostly found in the PalaearcticRider DA (2004) Family Pentatomidae - Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region and Nearctic realms..
Species These 18 species belong to the genus Holcostethus. Holcostethus abbreviatus Uhler, 1872 Holcostethus albipes (Fabricius, 1781) Holcostethus breviceps Horváth, 1897 Holcostethus evae Ribes, 1988 Holcostethus fissiceps Horváth, 1906 Holcostethus fulvipes (Ruckes, 1957) Holcostethus hirtus (Van Duzee, 1937) Holcostethus limbolarius (Stål, 1872) Holcostethus macdonaldi Rider & Rolston, 1995 Holcostethus piceus (Dallas, 1851) Holcostethus ovatus (Jakovlev, 1889) Holcostethus piceus (Dallas, 1851) Holcostethus punctatus (Lindberg, 1935) Holcostethus ruckesi McDonald, 1975 Holcostethus sphacelatus (Fabricius, 1794) Holcostethus strictus (Fabricius, 1803) Holcostethus tristis (Van Duzee, 1904) Holcostethus vernalis (Wolff, 1804)
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External links Fauna Europaea BioLib