Acanthocephala, also known as spine-headed bugs, is a New World genus of true bugs in the family Coreidae. The scientific name is derived from the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn/spine" and κεφαλή (kephale) meaning "head". This name refers to the diagnostic spine on the front of the head.
Species
The known species of Acanthocephala are:
A. affinis (Walker, 1871) A. alata (Burmeister, 1835) A. angustipes (Westwood, 1842) A. apicalis (Westwood, 1842) A. arcuata (Uhler, 1884) A. bicoloripes (Stål, 1855) A. concolor (Herrich-Schäffer, 1841) A. confraterna (Uhler, 1871) A. consobrina (Westwood, 1842) A. dallasi (Lethierry & Severin, 1894) A. declivis (Say, 1832) A. equalis (Westwood, 1842) A. femorata (Fabricius, 1775) - Florida leaf-footed bug A. fulvitarsa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) A. hamata (Bergroth, 1924) A. heissi (Brailovsky, 2006) A. latipes (Drury, 1782) A. mercur (Mayr, 1865) A. ochracea (Montandon, 1895) A. parensis (Dallas, 1852) A. pittieri (Montandon, 1895) A. pleuritica (Costa, 1863) A. scutellata (Signoret, 1862) A. surata (Burmeister, 1835) A. terminalis (Dallas, 1852) A. thomasi (Uhler, 1872) A. unicolor'' (Westwood, 1842)