Holcostethus albipes

Holcostethus albipes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Genus: Holcostethus
Species:
H. albipes
Binomial name
Holcostethus albipes
(Fabricius, 1781)

Holcostethus albipes is a shield bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781.

The head is trapezoidal and the lateral margin of pronotal callus is sinuous.

It is mainly found in Austria, Slovenia, France, Greece, Italy and Spain.

References

  • Rider D.A., 2004 - Family Pentatomidae - Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region