Acanthocephalini is a
tribe
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of
leaf-footed bugs in the
family
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Coreidae
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As a fam ...
. There are at least 100 described
species
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in Acanthocephalini found in the
Americas
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.
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Genera
These 15 genera belong to the tribe Acanthocephalini:
* '' Acanthocephala'' Laporte, 1833 i c g b
* '' Cervantistellus'' Brailovsky and Barrera, 2005 i c g
* '' Cleotopetalops'' Brailovsky, 2000 i c g
* '' Ctenomelynthus'' Breddin, 1903 i c g
* ''Empedocles
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'' Stål, 1867 i c g
* '' Ichilocoris'' Brailovsky and Barrera, 2001 i c g
* '' Laminiceps'' Costa, 1863 i c g
* '' Leptopetalops'' Breddin, 1901 i c g
* '' Lucullia'' Stål, 1865 i c g
* '' Meluchopetalops'' Breddin, 1903 i c g
* '' Petalops'' Amyot and Serville, 1843 i c g
* '' Placophyllopus'' Blöte, 1938 i c g
* '' Salapia'' Stål, 1865 i c g
* '' Stenometapodus'' Breddin, 1903 i c g
* '' Thymetus'' Stål, 1867 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Coreinae
Hemiptera tribes
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