Acanthacris

Updated on Dec 08, 2024

Edit

Comment

Kingdom Animalia Suborder Caelifera Phylum Arthropoda Order Orthoptera		Class Insecta Family Acrididae Rank Genus

Similar Orthoptera, Cyrtacanthacridinae, Catantops, Acorypha, Anacridium

Acanthacris is a genus of African grasshoppers. It contains the following species:

Acanthacris aithioptera

Acanthacris deckeni

Acanthacris elgonensis

Acanthacris ruficornis

Genus Acanthacris belongs to subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae (W.F. Kirby, 1902), which belongs to the same order (Orthoptera) as crickets (Gryllidae), locusts (Acrididae), katydids (Tettigoniidae), and other grasshoppers.

References

Acanthacris Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA