Acanthaspis siva

Acanthaspis siva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Superfamily:	Cimicomorpha
Family:	Reduviidae
Subfamily:	Reduviinae
Genus:	Acanthaspis
Species:	A. siva
Binomial name
	Acanthaspis siva; Distant, 1902

Acanthaspis siva is a species of assassin bug.[1] Nymphs of this species engage in the camouflaging behavior common to other species of Acanthaspis. In A. siva, camouflaging appears to reduce the chance that a nymph will be cannibalized by its coinstars.[1][2]

References

Ambrose, D.P. (1986). "Impact of nymphal camouflaging on predation and cannibalism in the bug Acanthaspis siva". Environ. Ecol. 4 (2): 197–200. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04.
Premila, K.S.; Devanesan, S.; Shailaja, K.K. (2013). "Reduviid bug Acanthaspis siva - a predator of honey bee and stingless bee in Kerala" (PDF). Insect Environment. Current Biotica. 19 (3): 197–199. ISSN 0973-4031. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

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[csa-1] Ambrose, D.P. (1986). "Impact of nymphal camouflaging on predation and cannibalism in the bug Acanthaspis siva". Environ. Ecol. 4 (2): 197–200. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04.

[Premila2013-2] Premila, K.S.; Devanesan, S.; Shailaja, K.K. (2013). "Reduviid bug Acanthaspis siva - a predator of honey bee and stingless bee in Kerala" (PDF). Insect Environment. Current Biotica. 19 (3): 197–199. ISSN 0973-4031. Retrieved 13 November 2014.