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Note the wide pronotum and right-angled hind leg

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Acanthocephala declivis is a species of North American true bugs with a range from the southern United States to Guatemala and some Caribbean islands. It is the largest of this genus within this range, generally growing to be 28 to 34 millimeters (1.1 to 1.3 in.) It can be distinguished from similar species by its much more broadly expanding protonum, which extends much further than the abdomen, and the blunt tubercles on the midline of the...

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1. (c) Patrick Coin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8199/8193911267_49aeb9ea00_o.jpg
2. (c) Patrick Coin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/42264328@N00/2998376876
3. (c) Allen Bartell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Allen Bartell
4. Adapted by Jonathan (JC) Carpenter from a work by (c) Jonathan (JC) Carpenter, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
5. Adapted by Jonathan (JC) Carpenter from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthocephala_declivis

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• CalPhotos
• Catalogue of Palaearctic Heteroptera
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Review of Acanthocephala of America north of Mexico with a key to species

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