Orthacris

Orthacris
Orthacris sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Orthoptera
Family:Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamily:Orthacridinae
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., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 9 April 2018)
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