| Holcostethus | |
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| Holcostethus albipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Subfamily: | Pentatominae |
| Tribe: | Carpocorini |
| Genus: | Holcostethus Fieber, 1860 |
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 Palaearctic and Nearctic realms..
