Acanthocephala

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Heteroptera
Infraordo: Pentatomomorpha
Superfamilia: Coreoidea

Familia: Coreidae
Subfamilia: Coreinae
Tribus: Acanthocephalini
Genus: Acanthocephala
Species (26): A. affinis – A. alata – A. angustipes – A. apicalis – A. arcuata – A. bicoloripes – A. concolor – A. consobrina – A. dallasi – A. declivis – A. equalis – A. femorata – A. fulvitarsa – A. hamata – A. heissi – A. latipes – A. mercur – A. ochracea – A. parensis – A. pittieri – A. pleuritica – A. scutellata – A. surata – A. terminalis – A. thomasi – A. unicolor

Unaccepted species (1): A. confraterna
Name

Acanthocephala Laporte, 1833

References

Brailovsky, H. 2006: A review of the Mexican species of Acanthocephala Laporte, with description of one new species (Heteroptera, Coreidae, Coreinae, Acanthocephalini). Denisia 19: 249–268. full article (PDF) Reference page.
McPherson, J.E. et al. 2011: Review of Acanthocephala (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) of America north of Mexico with a key to species. Zootaxa, 2835: 30–40. Preview PDF

Links

Coreoidea Species File (Version 1.1/4.0)
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Nomenclator Zoologicus
Acanthocephala is a New World genus of true bugs in the family Coreidae.[1] The name is derived from the Greek akanth- meaning "thorn/spine" + kephale meaning "head" This name is in reference to the spine on the front of the head.

Species

The known species of Acanthocephala are:[2]

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)

References

McPherson, J. E., Packauskas, R. J., Sites, R. W., Taylor, S. J., Bundy, C. S., Bradshaw, J. D., Mitchell, P. L. (2011) Review of Acanthocephala (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) of America north of Mexico with a key to species. Zootaxa 2835: 30–40. The full text.

"genus Acanthocephala Laporte, 1833". Coreoidea Species File Online. Retrieved 2013-10-17.

Further reading
Yonke (15 May 1969). "Description of Immature Stages of Coreidae II Acanthocephala-terminalis". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 62 (3): 474–476. doi:10.1093/aesa/62.3.474.