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Acanthocephala terminalis nymph. Acanthocephala terminalis is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. [3] [4] [5] It is found in North America. [3] Acanthocephala terminalis on milkweed Two leaf-footed bugs interact.
Acanthocephala, also known as spine-headed bugs, [2] [3] is a New World genus of true bugs in the family Coreidae. [1] The scientific name is derived from the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn/spine" and κεφαλή (kephale) meaning "head". [4] This name refers to the diagnostic spine on the front of the head. [5]
In North America, the pest status of species such as Anasa tristis on squash plants and other cucurbits gave rise to the name squash bugs. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Coreidae are called twig-wilters or tip-wilters in parts of Africa and Australia because many species feed on young twigs, injecting enzymes that macerate the tissues of the growing tips and ...
Acanthocephala / ə ˌ k æ n θ oʊ ˈ s ɛ f ə l ə / [3] (Greek ἄκανθος, akanthos 'thorn' + κεφαλή, kephale 'head') is a group of parasitic worms known as acanthocephalans, thorny-headed worms, or spiny-headed worms, characterized by the presence of an eversible proboscis, armed with spines, which it uses to pierce and hold the gut wall of its host.
Acanthocephala (bug) Acanthocephala alata; Acanthocephaliasis; D. ... Acanthocephala latipes; T. Acanthocephala terminalis; Acanthocephala thomasi This page was ...
Acanthocephalini is a tribe of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are at least 100 described species in Acanthocephalini found in the Americas . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Life cycle of Acanthocephala. [3] [a] The life cycle of an acanthocephalan consists of three stages beginning when an infective acanthor (development of an egg) is released from the intestines of the definitive host and then ingested by an arthropod, the intermediate host. Although the intermediate hosts of Acanthodelta are not known.
Acanthocephaliasis is a human disease caused by parasitic worms in the phylum Acanthocephala. They rarely infect humans. They rarely infect humans. The worms' typical definitive hosts are racoons, rats, and swine, but it can survive in humans.