Acanthaspis

Acanthaspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Superfamily: Cimicomorpha
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Reduviinae
Genus: Acanthaspis
Amyot and Serville

Acanthaspis 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]

Partial species list

References

  1. ^ Thomas R. Odhiambo (2009). "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. Series A, General Entomology Volume 33, Issue 10-12, pages 167–175, December 1958 33 (10–12): 167–175. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3032.1958.tb00449.x.