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Species Acanthocephala alata

Acanthocephala alata (Burmeister) - Acanthocephala alata

Unexpected Cryptic Species - Acanthocephala alata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Infraorder Pentatomomorpha

Superfamily Coreoidea (Leatherbugs)

Family Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs)

Subfamily Coreinae

Tribe Acanthocephalini

Genus Acanthocephala

Species alata (Acanthocephala alata)

Explanation of Names

Acanthocephala alata (Burmeister 1835)

Identification

Per WonGun Kim, the large dark spot in the center of the pronotum and the dark first to third antennal segments distinguish it from A. declivis

Range

*c. TX to Panama(1)(*BG data)

Season

Apr-Dec (BG data)

Works Cited

1.	Livermore L.J.R., Lemaître V.A., Dolling W.R., Webb M.D. Coreoidea species file online. Version 5.0

Contributed by Ken Wolgemuth on 2 January, 2018 - 1:27pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 24 May, 2020 - 7:15pm

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