Acanthocephala (bug)

Acanthocephala, also known as spine-headed bugs, is a New World genus of true bugs in the family Coreidae. The scientific name is derived from the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn/spine" and κεφαλή (kephale) meaning "head". This name refers to the diagnostic spine on the front of the head.

Species
The known species of Acanthocephala are:


 * 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)