Holcogaster

Holcogaster is a genus of mostly Palearctic shield-bugs in the subfamily Pentatominae erected by Franz Xaver Fieber in 1861.^[1] Some authorities place this genus in the tribe Carpocorini while others suggest a monotypic tribe Aulacetrini (based on the synonym Aulacetrus).^[2] The type species H. fibulata, has been recorded from mainland Europe (not the British Isles or Scandinavia).^[3]

Holcogaster
Holcogaster fibulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Pentatomidae
Subfamily:	Pentatominae
Genus:	Holcogaster Fieber, 1861
Synonyms
Aulacetrus Mulsant & Rey, 1866

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Species

BioLib^[2] includes:

• Holcogaster exilis Horváth, 1903
• Holcogaster fibulata (Germar, 1831)
• Holcogaster longicornis Wagner, 1955
• Holcogaster weberi Wagner, 1964