Acanthaspis

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]

Not to be confused with Acanthaspis Newberry 1875, a genus of extinct fish now known as Kujdanowiaspis (see List of placoderm genera).

Acanthaspis
Acanthaspis sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Heteroptera
Superfamily:
Cimicomorpha
Family:
Reduviidae
Subfamily:
Reduviinae
Genus:
Acanthaspis

Amyot and Serville, 1843

Partial species list
  • Acanthaspis alagiriensis Murugan & Livingstone, 1994
  • Acanthaspis angularis Stål, 1859
  • Acanthaspis annulicornis Stål, 1874
  • Acanthaspis apicata Distant, 1903
  • Acanthaspis biguttula Stål, 1863
  • Acanthaspis bistillata Stål, 1858
  • Acanthaspis bombayensis Distant, 1909
  • Acanthaspis carinata Murugan & Livingstone, 1994
  • Acanthaspis cincticrus Stål, 1859
  • Acanthaspis concinnula Stål, 1863
  • Acanthaspis coprologus (Annandale, 1906)
  • Acanthaspis coranodes Stål, 1874
  • Acanthaspis flavipes Stål, 1855
  • Acanthaspis fulvipes (Dallas, 1850)
  • Acanthaspis gulo Stål, 1863
  • Acanthaspis helluo Stål, 1863
  • Acanthaspis laoensis Distant, 1919
  • Acanthaspis lineatipes Reuter, 1881
  • Acanthaspis livingstonei Vennison & Ambrose, 1988
  • Acanthaspis luteipes Walker, 1873
  • Acanthaspis maculata Distant, 1910
  • Acanthaspis megaspila Walker, 1873
  • Acanthaspis micrographa Walker, 1873
  • Acanthaspis minutum Livingstone & Murugan, 1988
  • Acanthaspis nigricans Ambrose, 1994
  • Acanthaspis nigripes Livingstone & Murugan, 1988
  • Acanthaspis pedestris Stål, 1863
  • Acanthaspis pernobilis Reuter, 1881
  • Acanthaspis petax Stål, 1865
  • Acanthaspis philomanmariae Vennison & Ambrose, 1988
  • Acanthaspis pustulata Stål, 1874
  • Acanthaspis quinquespinosa (Fabricius, 1781)[2]
  • Acanthaspis rama Distant, 1902
  • Acanthaspis ruficeps Hsiao, 1976
  • Acanthaspis rugulosa Stål, 1863
  • Acanthaspis sexguttata (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Acanthaspis siruvanii Livingstone & Murugan, 1988
  • Acanthaspis siva Distant, 1902[3]
  • Acanthaspis subrufa Distant, 1903
  • Acanthaspis tavoyana Distant, 1903
  • Acanthaspis tergeminia Burmeister, 1835
  • Acanthaspis trimaculata Reuter, 1887
  • Acanthaspis unifasciata (Wolff, 1804)
  • Acanthaspis variegata Distant, 1874
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References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
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