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Acanthaspis
Acanthaspis is a genus of African and Asian assassin bugs, erected by Amyot & Serville in 1843. Members of the genus are known to disguise themselves by attaching bits of debris to aid in camouflage.
53 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Acanthaspis westermanni
speciesAcanthaspis westermanni
Acanthaspis cincticrus
speciesAcanthaspis cincticrus
Acanthaspis obscura
speciesAcanthaspis obscura
Acanthaspis geniculata
speciesAcanthaspis geniculata
Acanthaspis immodesta
speciesAcanthaspis immodesta
Acanthaspis ruficeps
speciesAcanthaspis ruficeps
Acanthaspis gulo
speciesAcanthaspis gulo
Acanthaspis collaris
speciesAcanthaspis collaris
Acanthaspis rama
speciesAcanthaspis rama
Acanthaspis siva
speciesAcanthaspis siva
Acanthaspis inermis
speciesAcanthaspis inermis
Acanthaspis picta
speciesAcanthaspis picta
Acanthaspis tergemina
speciesAcanthaspis tergemina
Acanthaspis signifera
speciesAcanthaspis signifera
Acanthaspis quinquespinosa
speciesAcanthaspis quinquespinosa
Acanthaspis concinnula
speciesAcanthaspis concinnula
Acanthaspis bistillata
speciesAcanthaspis bistillata
Acanthaspis petax
speciesAcanthaspis petax
Acanthaspis laoensis
speciesAcanthaspis laoensis
Acanthaspis bilineolata
speciesAcanthaspis bilineolata
Acanthaspis fulvipes
speciesAcanthaspis fulvipes
Acanthaspis rugulosa
speciesAcanthaspis rugulosa
Acanthaspis megaspila
speciesAcanthaspis megaspila
Acanthaspis fuscinervis
speciesAcanthaspis fuscinervis
Acanthaspis vincta
speciesAcanthaspis vincta
Acanthaspis flavipes
speciesAcanthaspis flavipes
Acanthaspis inscripta
speciesAcanthaspis inscripta
Acanthaspis divisicollis
speciesAcanthaspis divisicollis
Acanthaspis octoguttata
speciesAcanthaspis octoguttata
Acanthaspis angularis
speciesAcanthaspis angularis
Acanthaspis ochracea
speciesAcanthaspis ochracea
Acanthaspis flavovaria
speciesAcanthaspis flavovaria
Acanthaspis signaticollis
speciesAcanthaspis signaticollis
Acanthaspis zebraica
speciesAcanthaspis zebraica
Acanthaspis pedestris
speciesAcanthaspis pedestris
Acanthaspis bimaculata
speciesAcanthaspis bimaculata
Acanthaspis fulviconnexa
speciesAcanthaspis fulviconnexa
Acanthaspis melanota
speciesAcanthaspis melanota
Acanthaspis rafiqi
speciesAcanthaspis rafiqi
Acanthaspis berensbergi
speciesAcanthaspis berensbergi
Acanthaspis bicolorata
speciesAcanthaspis bicolorata
Acanthaspis curvidens
speciesAcanthaspis curvidens
Acanthaspis lurco
speciesAcanthaspis lurco
Acanthaspis lydenburgi
speciesAcanthaspis lydenburgi
Acanthaspis lythrodes
speciesAcanthaspis lythrodes
Acanthaspis nugax
speciesAcanthaspis nugax
Acanthaspis quadrisignata
speciesAcanthaspis quadrisignata
Acanthaspis rubricosa
speciesAcanthaspis rubricosa
Acanthaspis sanguinosa
speciesAcanthaspis sanguinosa
Acanthaspis vidua
speciesAcanthaspis vidua
Acanthaspis sexguttata
speciesAcanthaspis sexguttata
Acanthaspis biligata
speciesAcanthaspis biligata
Acanthaspis quadriannulata
speciesAcanthaspis quadriannulata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 372621.