Acanthocephala thomasi

Acanthocephala thomasi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Family:Coreidae
Genus:Acanthocephala
Species: A. thomasi
Binomial name
Acanthocephala thomasi
(Uhler, 1872)

Acanthocephala thomasi, the giant agave bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America.[1]

Giant agave bug, Acanthocephala thomasi

References

  1. 1 2 "Acanthocephala thomasi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Acanthocephala thomasi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Acanthocephala thomasi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ↑ "Acanthocephala thomasi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Baranowski, R.M.; Slater, J.A. (1986). "Coreidae of Florida (Hemiptera, Heteroptera), Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas". 12, (630).
  • Blatchley, W.S. (1926). Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6871.
  • Brailovsky, Harry (2006). "A review of the Mexican species of Acanthocephala Laporte, with description of one new species (Heteroptera, Coreidae, Coreinae, Acanthocephalini)". Denisia. 19: 249–268. ISSN 1608-8700.
  • Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C., eds. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. ISBN 0-916846-44-X.
  • McPherson, J.E.; Packauskas, R.J.; Sites, R.W.; Taylor, S.J.; et al. (2011). "Review of Acanthocephala (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) of America north of Mexico with a key to species" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  • Packauskas, Richard (2010). "Catalog of the Coreidae, or Leaf-Footed Bugs, of the New World". Fort Hays Studies, Fourth Series. Fort Hays State University (5).
  • Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9254.


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