Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae) » Acholla » Acholla multispinosa

Species Acholla multispinosa

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Assassin or Damsel? - Acholla multispinosa - female Assassin Bug - Acholla multispinosa - female Assassin bug - Acholla multispinosa - male assassin bug? - Acholla multispinosa Assassin Bug - Acholla multispinosa - female Assassin bug - Acholla multispinosa Assassin bug - Acholla multispinosa Assassin on duty - Acholla multispinosa - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Family Reduviidae (Assassin Bugs)
Genus Acholla
Species multispinosa (Acholla multispinosa)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acholla multispinosa (De Geer, 1773). Synonyms:
Acholla multispinosus (spelling/gender)
Size
12-16 mm (1) (2)
Identification
Apparently this is the only representative of the genus in the East. Front tibiae lack spines--compare Sinea. Abdomen of female is much broader than that of male (1).
Range
New England, west to Wisconsin, Colorado, southwest to Arizona (1) and southeast at least to North Carolina. Arnett (2) states this species is found in southeast U.S., but does not give details.
Habitat
woodlands (3)
Season
June-October (2)
See Also
Sinea--spiny!
Print References
Arnett, p. 265 (2)
Brimley (4)--one record from North Carolina Mountains, September
Marshall, photo 119.6 (3)
Slater and Baranowski, p. 123, figs. 223-224 (1)
Internet References
Insects of Cedar Creek (Minnesota)
North Carolina State University Entomology Collection--lists only Acholla multispinosa from that state, with 11 pinned
Works Cited
1.How to Know the True Bugs
By Slater, James A., and Baranowski, Richard M.
2.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
By Ross H. Arnett
3.Insects: Their Natural History And Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America
By Stephen A. Marshall
4.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 4 November, 2005 - 3:49pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, tom murray, Brad Barnd
Last updated 14 December, 2009 - 8:24am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2010 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact