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Rhypodes anceps

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Rhypodes anceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)

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

Description

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Hudson's Bug (Rhypodes anceps)". iNaturalist NZ. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ^ Rhypodes anceps (White, 1878) in New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR)
  3. ^ a b "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.