''Acanthosoma'' is a genus of shield bugs in the family
Acanthosomatidae
Acanthosomatidae is a family of Hemiptera, commonly named "shield bugs," for which Kumar in his 1979 world revision recognized 47 genera; now this number is 55 genera, with about 200 species, and is one of the least diversified families within P ...
, found in Europe, Asia, and
Oceania
Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of ...
. There are more than 20 described species in ''Acanthosoma''.
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Species
These species belong to the genus ''Acanthosoma'':
* '' Acanthosoma alaticorne'' Walker, 1868''
* '' Acanthosoma crassicaudum'' Jakovlev, 1880
* '' Acanthosoma denticaudum'' Jakovlev, 1880
* '' Acanthosoma fallax''
* '' Acanthosoma firmatum'' (Walker, 1868)
* '' Acanthosoma forfex''
* '' Acanthosoma forficula'' Jakovlev, 1880
* ''Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
The hawthorn shield bug (''Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale'') is a common European shield bug. Its chief food is haws, the fruit of the hawthorn tree, but adults can overwinter on a diet of leaves, and individuals can be found on many potential food ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hawthorn Shieldbug)
* '' Acanthosoma hampsoni'' (Distant, 1900)''
* ''Acanthosoma labiduroides
''Acanthosoma labiduroides'', also known as the scissors turtle bug in English, and ( ja, ハサミツノカメムシ) (Hasamitsuno-kamemushi) in Japanese, is a Hemiptera, true bug species in the family Acanthosomatidae.
Description
The species' ...
'' Jakovlev, 1880
* '' Acanthosoma murreanum'' (Distant, 1900)''
* '' Acanthosoma nigricorne'' Walker, 1868''
* '' Acanthosoma nigrodorsum''
* '' Acanthosoma rufescens'' Dallas, 1851''
* '' Acanthosoma rufispinum'' (Distant, 1887)''
* '' Acanthosoma sichuanense'' (Liu, 1980)''
* '' Acanthosoma spinicolle'' Jakovlev, 1880
* '' Acanthosoma tauriforme'' (Distant, 1887)''
* † '' Acanthosoma debile'' Förster, 1891
* † '' Acanthosoma joursacensis'' Piton, 1933
* † '' Acanthosoma livida'' Heer, 1853
* † '' Acanthosoma maculata'' Heer, 1853
* † '' Acanthosoma morloti'' Heer, 1853
References
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Acanthosomatidae