Acanthocephalini Explained

Acanthocephalini is a tribe of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are at least 100 described species in Acanthocephalini found in the Americas.

Genera

These 15 genera belong to the tribe Acanthocephalini:

• Acanthocephala Laporte, 1833

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• Cervantistellus Brailovsky and Barrera, 2005

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• Cleotopetalops Brailovsky, 2000

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• Ctenomelynthus Breddin, 1903

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• Empedocles Stål, 1867

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• Ichilocoris Brailovsky and Barrera, 2001

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• Laminiceps Costa, 1863

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• Leptopetalops Breddin, 1901

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• Lucullia Stål, 1865

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• Meluchopetalops Breddin, 1903

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• Petalops Amyot and Serville, 1843

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• Placophyllopus Blöte, 1938

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• Salapia Stål, 1865

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• Stenometapodus Breddin, 1903

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• Thymetus Stål, 1867

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Further reading

• Book: Arnett, Ross H. Jr. . American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico . 2000 . CRC Press . 0-8493-0212-9 . 2nd.
• Web site: Bantock . T. . Botting . J. . 2013 . British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera . 2018-04-22.
• Book: Baranowski, R.M. . Slater . J.A. . October 1986 . Coreidae of Florida (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) . Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas . 12 . Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
• Book: Blatchley, W.S. . Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida . 1926 . Nature Publishing . 10.5962/bhl.title.6871 . free.
• Book: Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States . 1988 . E. J. Brill . 0-916846-44-X . Henry . Thomas J. . Froeschner . Richard C..
• Majka . C. . 2009 . Thomas L. Casey and Rhode Island . ZooKeys . 22 . 267–283 . 2009ZooK...22..267M . 10.3897/zookeys.22.93 . free.
• Book: Walker, Francis . Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV . 1871 . British Museum . 10.5962/bhl.title.9254 . free.

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