''Acanthocephala'', also known as spine-headed bugs, is a

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genus of

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in the family

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. 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)

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Acanthocephala Coreidae genera Taxa named by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau {{Coreidae-stub

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