Acanthaspis Amyot & Serville, 1843, is a genus of assassin bugs. Members of the genus are known to disguise themselves by attaching bits of debris to aid in camouflage.
Partial species list
- Acanthaspis alagiriensis <small>Murugan & Livingstone, 1994</small>
- Acanthaspis angularis <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1859</small>
- Acanthaspis annulicornis <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1874</small>
- Acanthaspis apicata <small>Distant, 1903</small>
- Acanthaspis biguttula <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1863</small>
- Acanthaspis bistillata <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1858</small>
- Acanthaspis bombayensis <small>Distant, 1909</small>
- Acanthaspis collaris <small>Hsiao, 1976</small>
- Acanthaspis carinata <small>Murugan & Livingstone, 1994</small>
- Acanthaspis cincticrus <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1859</small>
- Acanthaspis concinnula <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1863</small>
- Acanthaspis coprologus <small>(Annandale, 1906)</small>
- Acanthaspis coranodes <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1874</small>
- Acanthaspis flavipes <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1855</small>
- Acanthaspis fulviconnexa <small>Cao, Redei, Li & Cai, 2014</small>
- Acanthaspis fulvipes <small>(Dallas, 1850)</small>
- Acanthaspis fuscinervis <small>Hsiao, 1976</small>
- Acanthaspis genuculata <small>Hsiao, 1976</small>
- Acanthaspis gulo <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1863</small>
- Acanthaspis helluo <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1863</small>
- Acanthaspis immodesta <small>Bergroth, 1914</small>
- Acanthaspis laoensis <small>Distant, 1919</small>
- Acanthaspis lineatipes <small>Reuter, 1881</small>
- Acanthaspis livingstonei <small>Vennison & Ambrose, 1988</small>
- Acanthaspis luteipes <small>Walker, 1873</small>
- Acanthaspis maculata <small>Distant, 1910</small>
- Acanthaspis megaspila <small>Walker, 1873</small>
- Acanthaspis micrographa <small>Walker, 1873</small>
- Acanthaspis minutum <small>Livingstone & Murugan, 1988</small>
- Acanthaspis nigricans <small>Ambrose, 1994</small>
- Acanthaspis nigripes <small>Livingstone & Murugan, 1988</small>
- Acanthaspis obscura <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1855</small>
- Acanthaspis octoguttata <small>Cao, Redei, Li & Cai, 2014</small>
- Acanthaspis pedestris <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1863</small>
- Acanthaspis pernobilis <small>Reuter, 1881</small>
- Acanthaspis petax <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1865</small>
- Acanthaspis philomanmariae <small>Vennison & Ambrose, 1988</small>
- Acanthaspis picta <small>Hsiao, 1976</small>
- Acanthaspis pustulata <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1874</small>
- Acanthaspis quinquespinosa <small>(Fabricius, 1781)</small>
- Acanthaspis rama <small>Distant, 1902</small>
- Acanthaspis ruficeps <small>Hsiao, 1976</small>
- Acanthaspis rugulosa <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1863</small>
- Acanthaspis sexguttata <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Acanthaspis siruvanii <small>Livingstone & Murugan, 1988</small>
- Acanthaspis siva <small>Distant, 1902</small>
- Acanthaspis subrufa <small>Distant, 1903</small>
- Acanthaspis tavoyana <small>Distant, 1903</small>
- Acanthaspis tergeminia <small>Burmeister, 1835</small>
- Acanthaspis trimaculata <small>Reuter, 1887</small>
- Acanthaspis unifasciata <small>(Wolff, 1804)</small>
- Acanthaspis variegata <small>Distant, 1874</small>
- Acanthaspis westermanii <small>Reuter, 1881</small>
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