Acanthaspis siva
| Acanthaspis siva | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Superfamily: | Cimicomorpha |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Reduviinae |
| Genus: | Acanthaspis |
| Species: | A. siva |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthaspis siva Distant, 1902 | |
Acanthaspis siva is a species of assassin bug. Nymphs of this species engage in the camouflaging behavior common to other species of Acanthaspis. In A. siva, camouflaging appears to reduce the chance that a nymph will be cannibalized by its coinstars.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Ambrose, DP. "Impact of nymphal camouflaging on predation and cannibalism in the bug Acanthaspis siva". Environ. Ecol. 4 (2,): pp. 197–200. 1986.
- ↑ Chandra, Kailash; Kushwaha, Sandeep; Biswas, B.; Mukherjee, Paramita; Bal, Animesh (2012). "Eight New Records of Genus Acanthaspis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Madhya Pradesh, India". World Journal of Zoology (IDOSI Publications) 7 (3): 226–231. doi:10.5829/idosi.wjz.2012.7.3.64114. ISSN 1817-3098. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ↑ Premila, K.S.; Devanesan, S.; Shailaja, K.K. (2013). "Reduviid bug Acanthaspis siva - a predator of honey bee and stingless bee in Kerala". Insect Environment (Current Biotica) 19 (3): 197–199. ISSN 0973-4031. Retrieved 13 November 2014.