Acanthocephala thomasi

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: Acanthocephala thomasi
Name

Acanthocephala thomasi (Uhler, 1872)
Original combination: Metapodius thomasii

References

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

Acanthocephala thomasi, the giant agave bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3][4]
Giant agave bug, Acanthocephala thomasi
References

"Acanthocephala thomasi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
"Acanthocephala thomasi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
"Acanthocephala thomasi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Webb, Nick; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Acanthocephala thomasi (Uhler, 1872)". Coreoidea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

McPherson, J. E.; Packauskas, R. J.; Sites, R. W.; Taylor, S. J.; et al. (2011). "Review of Acanthocephala (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) of America north of Mexico with a key to species". Zootaxa. 2835 (1): 30. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2835.1.2.
Brailovsky, Harry (2006). "A review of the Mexican species of Acanthocephala Laporte, with description of one new species (Heteroptera, Coreidae, Coreinae, Acanthocephalini)" (PDF). Denisia. 19: 249–268. ISSN 1608-8700.