Leptacris Explained

Leptacris^[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Hemiacridinae; species have been recorded from Africa and tropical Asia.^[2]

Species

The Catalogue of Life lists:^[2]

• Leptacris filiformis Walker, 1870 - type species (locality India, Maharashtra)
• Leptacris javanica Willemse, 1955
• Leptacris kraussi Bolívar, 1890
• Leptacris liyang Tsai, 1929
• Leptacris maxima Karny, 1907
• Leptacris monteiroi Bolívar, 1890
• Leptacris taeniata Stål, 1873

References

1. Walker F (1870) Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum 4: 676.
2. Web site: Leptacris . orthoptera.speciesfile.org . Orthoptera Species File . 3 June 2021.

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