Chondracris Explained

Chondracris is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae erected by Boris Uvarov in 1923.^[1] Species records are distributed throughout Asia: from India, southern China, Korea, Japan, Indo-China and Java.^{[2] [3]}

Species

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following (other species have now been placed in the genus Ritchiella):^[2]

1. Chondracris bengalensis Mungai, 1992
2. Chondracris rosea (De Geer, 1773) - type species (as Acrydium roseum De Geer)

Note: a third species Chondracris capensis remains nomen dubium.^[2]

External links

• • Web site: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.. 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.. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. 2011. 20 November 2018.

Notes and References

1. Uvarov BP (1923) A revision of the Old World Cyrtacanthacrini (Orthoptera, Acrididae). I. Introduction and key to genera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11: 144.
2. https://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/otus/819294/overview Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 14 November 2023)
3. https://www.gbif.org/species/1706491 GBIF: Chondracris Uvarov, 1923