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Acanthaspis siva

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Heteroptera

Family
  
Reduviidae

Scientific name
  
Acanthaspis siva

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Cimicomorpha

Subfamily
  
Reduviinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
True bugs

Similar
  
Acanthaspis, True bugs, Acanthaspis petax, Sycanus, Rhynocoris

Acanthaspis siva is a species of assassin bug. 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.

References

Acanthaspis siva Wikipedia