Acanthocephala | |
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Acanthocephala terminalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Coreidae |
Subfamily: | Coreinae |
Tribe: | Acanthocephalini |
Genus: | Acanthocephala Laporte, 1833[1] |
Species | |
>25 species; see text |
Acanthocephala, also known as spine-headed bugs,[2][3] is a New World genus of true bugs in the family Coreidae.[1] The scientific name is derived from the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn/spine" and κεφαλή (kephale) meaning "head".[4] This name refers to the diagnostic spine on the front of the head.[5]
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