Acanthaspis Amyot & Serville, 1843, 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]

Acanthaspis
Acanthaspis sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Genus: Acanthaspis
Amyot and Serville, 1843

Partial species list

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References

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  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. ^ a b Cao, Liangming; Rédei, Dávid; Li, Hu; Cai, Wanzhi (2014). "Revision of the genus Acanthaspis Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Reduviinae) from China, with new records of species to adjacent countries". Zootaxa. 3892 (1): 1–66. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3892.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  3. ^ Sahayaraj, K. "Ecotypic variation in the biology of Acanthaspis quinquespinosa Fabricius 1781 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Reduviinae) from peninsular India" (PDF). Egyptian Journal of Biology. 9. Egyptian British Biological Society: Egyptian British Biological Society. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ^ 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. 19 (3). Current Biotica: 197–199. ISSN 0973-4031. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.