''Anasa'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
leaf-footed bug
Coreidae is a large family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. The name "Coreidae" derives from the genus ''Coreus'', which derives from the Ancient Greek () meaning bedbug.
As a family, the Coreidae ar ...
in the
Coreinae
Coreinae is a subfamily in the hemipteran family Coreidae. They have been shown to be paraphyletic with respect to Meropachyinae.
Tribes
The following tribes belong to the Coreinae:
# Acanthocephalini Stål, 1870 - Americas
# Acanthoceri ...
subfamily. The nine described
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
within this genus are:
* ''
A. andresii''
* ''
A. armigera'' (Horned Squash Bug)
* ''
A. bellator''
* ''
A. cornuta''
* ''
A. maculipes''
* ''
A. repetita''
* ''
A. scorbutica''
* ''
A. tristis'' (Squash Bug)
* ''
A. uhleri''
References
*
Bugguide.net. Genus ''Anasa'' - Squash Bugs
Coreini
Coreidae genera
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