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Species Acanthocephala femorata

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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 femorata (Acanthocephala femorata)

Other Common Names

Florida Leaf-footed Bug

Explanation of Names

Acanthocephala femorata (Fabricius 1775)

Size

25-28 mm(1)

Identification

Antennae uniformly colored, dull reddish or orangish; flange on hind tibia gently tapering distally; male hind femur greatly swollen and bearing a large spike; female hind femur slender and bearing several small spikes.

Range

se. US (NC-FL to KS-TX) to El Salvador(1)

Habitat

Usually on brush and small trees in forests, woodlands, and old fields

Season

year round in FL(1)

Life Cycle

mono- or bivoltine; eggs are cemented to leaves

Works Cited

1.	Review of Acanthocephala (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) of America north of Mexico with a key to species McPherson J.E., Packauskas R.J., Sites R.W., Taylor S.J., Bundy C.S., Bradshaw J.D., Mitchell P.L. 2011. Zootaxa 2835: 30-40.

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 1 May, 2005 - 2:47am
Additional contributions by cotinis, drswanny, v belov
Last updated 12 July, 2019 - 8:17pm

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