Acanthocephala (bug)

Acanthocephala, also known as spine-headed bugs,[2][3] is a New World genus of true bugs in the family Coreidae.[1] The scientific name is derived from the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn/spine" and κεφαλή (kephale) meaning "head".[4] This name refers to the diagnostic spine on the front of the head.[5]

Acanthocephala
Acanthocephala terminalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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:[6]

  • 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. Taber, Stephen Welton; Fleenor, Scott B. (2005). Invertebrates of Central Texas Wetlands. Texas Tech University Press. p. 328 pp. ISBN 0896725502.
  3. Taber, Stephen Welton; Fleenor, Scott B. (2003). Insects of the Texas Lost Pines. College Station: Texas A&M University Press. p. 296 pp. ISBN 1585442364.
  4. "Indo-European Lexicon: PIE Etymon and IE Reflexes". The University of Texas at Austin Linguistics Research Center. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  5. McDaniel, Burruss (1989). "Squash Bugs of South Dakota". Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletins (92): 1–17. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  6. "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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