Some time after the birth, the nymphs are dark brown in color and imitate the appearance and behavior of ants . Adults are usually greenish, with spots of brown and white.
Representatives of the genus live in South America .
As of June 2019, 27 species are included in the genus [1] :
- Acontista amazonica Beier, 1929
- Acontista amoenula Gerstaecker, 1889
- Acontista aurantiaca Burmeister, 1838 [ syn. Acontista bimaculata Saussure, 1870 , Acontista tricolor Burmeister, 1838 ]
- Acontista bolivari Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Acontista brevipennis Saussure, 1872
- Acontista cayennensis Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- Acontista championi Kirby, 1904 [syn. Acontista quadrimaculata Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 ]
- Acontista chopardi giglio-tos , 1927
- Acontista concinna Perty, 1833
- Acontista cordillerae Saussure, 1869
- Acontista cubana De Zayas, 1974
- Acontista ecuadorica Hebard, 1924
- Acontista eximia Pascoe, 1882 [syn. Acontista paraensis Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 ]
- Acontista festae Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Acontista fraterna Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 [syn. Acontista violacea Beier, 1935 ]
- Acontista gracilis Chopard, 1911
- Acontista inquinata Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- Acontista iriodes hebard , 1919
- Acontista maroniensis Chopard, 1911
- Acontista mexicana Saussure & Zehntner, 1871
- Acontista minima Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Acontista multicolor Saussure, 1870
- Acontista parva Beier, 1942
- Acontista piracicabensis toledo piza, 1967
- Acontista rehni giglio-tos , 1927
- Acontista semirufa Westwood, 1889
- Acontista vitrea Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
Some representatives of this genus (such as Acontista multicolor ) contain lovers of exotic insects .
