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Genus Holcostethus

Classification · Numbers · Range · Habitat · Season · Internet References
dark brown stink bug - Holcostethus limbolarius Species Holcostethus limbolarius - Holcostethus limbolarius Shield (or Stink) Bug ID Request - Holcostethus limbolarius Brown Stink Bug - Holcostethus abbreviatus Dormant stinkbug - Holcostethus limbolarius Dormant stinkbug - Holcostethus limbolarius Pentatomidae: Holcostethus abbreviatus - Holcostethus abbreviatus Stink bug - Holcostethus abbreviatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Family Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)
Subfamily Pentatominae
Tribe Carpocorini
Genus Holcostethus
Numbers
7 species in North America (nearctica.com)
Range
throughout North America
also occurs in Eurasia
Habitat
weedy fields, dry waste places
Season
April/May to November
Internet References
pinned adult image of H. limbolarius (Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota)
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 21 April, 2005 - 6:45am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 22 April, 2005 - 2:00am

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