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Acanthocephala (bug)

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Acanthocephala
Acanthocephala terminalis
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Acanthocephala

Species

>25 species; see text

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.

Species

The known species of Acanthocephala are:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.

External links

Media related to Acanthocephala at Wikimedia Commons