Orthacris
Orthacris sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamily: Orthacridinae
Tribe: Orthacridini
Informal group: Orthacris group
Genus: Orthacris
Serville, 1838

Orthacris is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the subfamily Orthacridinae.[1] Species are found in the Indian subcontinent including Sri Lanka.[2]

Species

The Catalogue of Life[1] and Orthoptera Species File list the following:

  • Orthacris ceylonica Kirby, 1914
  • Orthacris comorensis Singh & Kevan, 1965
  • Orthacris curvicerca Kevan, 1953
  • Orthacris elongata Kevan, 1953
  • Orthacris filiformis Bolívar, 1884
  • Orthacris gracilis Kevan, 1953
  • Orthacris maindroni Bolívar, 1905
  • Orthacris major Kevan, 1953
  • Orthacris elegans Bolívar, 1902
  • Orthacris incongruens Carl, 1916
  • Orthacris ramakrishnai Bolívar, 1917
  • Orthacris robusta Kevan, 1953
  • Orthacris ruficornis Bolívar, 1902

References

  1. 1 2 Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 9 April 2018)
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