''Hypsithocus'' is a genus of

true bugs Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, Cimex, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They ...

belonging to the family

Pentatomidae Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species.Robert G ...

. The species of this genus are found in New Zealand. Species: *''

Hypsithocus hudsonae ''Hypsithocus hudsonae'', sometimes called the alpine shield bug or black alpine shield bug, is a species of flightless shield bug endemic to New Zealand. Few specimens have ever been collected and these have come from a relatively narrow geograp ...

'' *'' Hypsithocus spec''

References

Hemiptera of New Zealand Pentatomidae {{pentatomoidea-stub