Rhypodes anceps

Rhypodes anceps, sometimes known Hudson's bug,^[1] is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae endemic to New Zealand.^[2][3]

Rhypodes anceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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)

Description

Hudsons bug is found in the South Island.^[3][4] Its diet is primarily composed of grasses such as silver tussock and tall hawkweed.^[5]