Acanthocephala (bug)

Acanthocephala is a New World genus of true bugs in the family Coreidae.[1] The name is derived from the Greek akanth- meaning "thorn/spine" + kephale meaning "head" This name is in reference to the spine on the front of the head.

Acanthocephala
Acanthocephala terminalis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Subfamily: Coreinae
Tribe: Acanthocephalini
Genus: Acanthocephala
Laporte, 1833[1]
Species

>25 species; see text

Species

The known species of Acanthocephala are:[2]

  • A. affinis (Walker, 1871)
  • A. alata (Burmeister, 1835)
  • A. angustipes (Westwood, 1842)
  • A. apicalis (Westwood, 1842)
  • A. arcuata (Uhler, 1884)
  • A. bicoloripes (Stål, 1855)
  • A. concolor (Herrich-Schäffer, 1841)
  • A. confraterna (Uhler, 1871)
  • A. consobrina (Westwood, 1842)
  • A. dallasi (Lethierry & Severin, 1894)
  • A. declivis (Say, 1832)
  • A. equalis (Westwood, 1842)
  • A. femorata (Fabricius, 1775) - Florida leaf-footed bug
  • A. fulvitarsa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
  • A. hamata (Bergroth, 1924)
  • A. heissi (Brailovsky, 2006)
  • A. latipes (Drury, 1782)
  • A. mercur (Mayr, 1865)
  • A. ochracea (Montandon, 1895)
  • A. parensis (Dallas, 1852)
  • A. pittieri (Montandon, 1895)
  • A. pleuritica (Costa, 1863)
  • A. scutellata (Signoret, 1862)
  • A. surata (Burmeister, 1835)
  • A. terminalis (Dallas, 1852)
  • A. thomasi (Uhler, 1872)
  • A. unicolor (Westwood, 1842)

References

  1. McPherson, J. E., Packauskas, R. J., Sites, R. W., Taylor, S. J., Bundy, C. S., Bradshaw, J. D., Mitchell, P. L. (2011) Review of Acanthocephala (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) of America north of Mexico with a key to species. Zootaxa 2835: 30–40. The full text.
  2. "genus Acanthocephala Laporte, 1833". Coreoidea Species File Online. Retrieved 2013-10-17.

Further reading

  • Yonke (15 May 1969). "Description of Immature Stages of Coreidae II Acanthocephala-terminalis". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 62 (3): 474–476. doi:10.1093/aesa/62.3.474.

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