Orthacris Explained

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

Species

The Catalogue of Life 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. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1120262 Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 9 April 2018)

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