Heterogaster is a genus of seed bugs in the family Heterogastridae. There are about 11 species, nine of the Old World, and two of the New World. Species include: \n* Heterogaster affinis \n* Heterogaster artemisiae \n* Heterogaster behrensii \n* Heterogaster flavicosta \n* Heterogaster urticae (Fabricius, 1775) - the "Nettle Ground Bug"