Acanthaspis Explained

Acanthaspis Amyot & Serville, 1843, is a genus of assassin bugs. Members of the genus are known to disguise themselves by attaching bits of debris to aid in camouflage.[1]

Partial species list

Notes and References

  1. Thomas R. Odhiambo . Some Observations of the natural history of Acanthaspis petax Stal (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) living in termite mounds in Uganda . Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London A . December 1958 . 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1958.tb00449.x . 33 . 10–12 . 167–175.
  2. Cao . Liangming . Rédei . Dávid . Li . Hu . Cai . Wanzhi . 2014 . Revision of the genus Acanthaspis Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Reduviinae) from China, with new records of species to adjacent countries . Zootaxa . en . 3892 . 1 . 1–66 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3892.1.1 . 1175-5334.
  3. Sahayaraj. K. . Ecotypic variation in the biology of Acanthaspis quinquespinosa Fabricius 1781 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Reduviinae) from peninsular India . Egyptian Journal of Biology. Egyptian British Biological Society. 9. Egyptian British Biological Society . 13 November 2014.
  4. Premila. K.S.. Devanesan. S.. Shailaja. K.K.. 2013. Reduviid bug Acanthaspis siva - a predator of honey bee and stingless bee in Kerala. Insect Environment. Current Biotica. 0973-4031. 19. 3. 197–199. 13 November 2014. 13 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141113172834/http://www.currentbiotica.com/Insect/Volume19-3/IE-V19%283%29-21.pdf. dead.