Rhypodes anceps

Rhypodes anceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Genus: Rhypodes
Species:
R. anceps
Binomial name
Rhypodes anceps
( White, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Nysius anceps White, 1878
  • Hudsona anceps (White, 1878)

Rhypodes anceps, sometimes known Hudson's bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae endemic to New Zealand.

Description

Hudsons bug is found in the South Island. Its diet is primarily composed of grasses such as silver tussock and tall hawkweed.

References

  1. ↑ "Hudson's Bug (Rhypodes anceps)". iNaturalist NZ. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Rhypodes anceps (White, 1878) in New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR)
  3. 1 2 "Rhypodes anceps (White, 1878)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Rhypodes anceps (White, 1878)". lygaeoidea species file. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rhypodes anceps". World species. Retrieved 21 May 2025.