Acanthaspis
| Acanthaspis | |
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| Acanthaspis sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Acanthaspis Amyot and Serville, 1843 |
Acanthaspis 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[]
- Murugan & Livingstone, 1994[citation needed]
- Stål, 1859[citation needed]
- Stål, 1874
- Distant, 1903
- Stål, 1863
- Stål, 1858
- Distant, 1909
- Murugan & Livingstone, 1994
- Stål, 1859
- Acanthaspis concinnula Stål, 1863
- (Annandale, 1906)
- Stål, 1874
- Stål, 1855
- (Dallas, 1850)
- Stål, 1863
- Stål, 1863
- Distant, 1919
- Reuter, 1881
- Vennison & Ambrose, 1988
- Walker, 1873
- Distant, 1910
- Walker, 1873
- Walker, 1873
- Livingstone & Murugan, 1988
- Ambrose, 1994
- Livingstone & Murugan, 1988
- Acanthaspis pedestris Stål, 1863
- Reuter, 1881
- Acanthaspis petax Stål, 1865
- Vennison & Ambrose, 1988
- Stål, 1874
- Acanthaspis quinquespinosa (Fabricius, 1781)[2]
- Distant, 1902
- Hsiao, 1976
- Stål, 1863
- (Fabricius, 1775)
- Livingstone & Murugan, 1988
- Acanthaspis siva Distant, 1902[3]
- Distant, 1903
- Distant, 1903
- Burmeister, 1835
- Reuter, 1887
- (Wolff, 1804)
- Distant, 1874
References[]
- ^ Thomas R. Odhiambo (December 1958). "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. 33 (10–12): 167–175. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3032.1958.tb00449.x.
- ^ Sahayaraj, K. "Ecotypic variation in the biology of Acanthaspis quinquespinosa Fabricius 1781 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Reduviinae) from peninsular India" (PDF). Egyptian Journal of Biology. Egyptian British Biological Society. 9: Egyptian British Biological Society. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Premila, K.S.; Devanesan, S.; Shailaja, K.K. (2013). "Reduviid bug Acanthaspis siva - a predator of honey bee and stingless bee in Kerala" (PDF). Insect Environment. Current Biotica. 19 (3): 197–199. ISSN 0973-4031. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
Categories:
- Reduviidae