Acanthacris
| Acanthacris | |
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| A. ruficornis in Ghana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Acanthacris Uvarov, 1924 |
Acanthacris ruficornis Garden Locust nymph. Lateral aspect, sitting on glass window. The brown colour only develops at the final ecdysis.
Acanthacris ruficornis Garden Locust nymph. Ventral aspect, sitting on glass window
Acanthacris is a genus of African grasshoppers. It contains the following species:[1]
- Acanthacris aithioptera
- Acanthacris deckeni
- Acanthacris elgonensis
- Acanthacris ruficornis
Genus Acanthacris belongs to subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae (W.F. Kirby, 1902),[2] of locusts (Acrididae), which belongs to the same order (Orthoptera) as crickets (Gryllidae), katydids (Tettigoniidae), and other grasshoppers.
References
- ↑ Mungai, M(ichael), The African grasshopper genus Acanthacris (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Cyrtacanthacridinae), Journal of Natural History, Volume 21, Number 4, July–August 1987; pp. 807-823 (17)
- ↑ Brands, S.J. (comp.), 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands; accessdate Feb. 6, 2012 Archived 2009-08-24 at the Wayback Machine.,
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