Tonkinacris Explained

Tonkinacris^[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Melanoplinae, tribe Podismini Jacobson, 1905 and subtribe Tonkinacridina Ito, 2015. The recorded distribution of species is in East Asia: including southern China and Vietnam.^[2]

Species

The Orthoptera Species File^[2] lists:

1. Tonkinacris damingshanus Li, Lu, Jiang & Meng, 1991
2. Tonkinacris decoratus Carl, 1916 - type species - locality: "Than-Moi" (probably in Lạng Sơn province), Vietnam.
3. Tonkinacris meridionalis Li, 1986
4. Tonkinacris ruficerus Ito, 1999
5. Tonkinacris sinensis Chang, 1937
6. Tonkinacris yaeyamaensis Ito, 1999

External links

• Picture of Tonkinacris decoratus on www.ecotourismus.de (retrieved 25 November 2018)
• 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. 24 November 2018.

Notes and References

1. Carl (1916) Revue Suisse de Zool. 24(6): 485.
2. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1111161 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 24 December 2022)