Acanthocephala (bug) explained
Acanthocephala, also known as spine-headed bugs,[1] [2] is a New World genus of true bugs in the family Coreidae. The scientific name is derived from the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn/spine" and κεφαλή (kephale) meaning "head".[3] This name refers to the diagnostic spine on the front of the head.[4]
Species
The known species of Acanthocephala are:[5]
- 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)
Further reading
- Yonke. Description of Immature Stages of Coreidae II Acanthocephala-terminalis. Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 15 May 1969. 62. 3. 474–476. 10.1093/aesa/62.3.474.
Notes and References
- Book: Taber . Stephen Welton . Fleenor . Scott B. . 2005 . Invertebrates of Central Texas Wetlands . Texas Tech University Press . 328 pp . 0896725502.
- Book: Taber . Stephen Welton . Fleenor . Scott B. . 2003 . Insects of the Texas Lost Pines . College Station . Texas A&M University Press . 296 pp . 1585442364.
- Web site: Indo-European Lexicon: PIE Etymon and IE Reflexes . The University of Texas at Austin Linguistics Research Center . October 22, 2023 .
- McDaniel . Burruss . 1989 . Squash Bugs of South Dakota . Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletins . 92 . 1–17 . October 22, 2023.
- Web site: Coreoidea Species File Online. 2013-10-17. genus Acanthocephala Laporte, 1833.
