Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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superfamily
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1821
family
Acrididae
MacLeay, 1821
subfamily
Cyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1910
genus
Acanthacris
Uvarov, 1923
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:50237
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus ruficornis
Fabricius (=
Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis
), by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
species
aithioptera
Mungai, 1987
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Specimen records
are available.
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Africa, South Tropical Africa, Zambia, Lake Chila, Abercorn [Mbala]
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: female
Location of type: BMNH London NH Mus.
species
deckeni
(Gerstaecker, 1869)
Images:
specimen
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Specimen records
are available.
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Africa, East Tropical Africa, Kenya, Mombasa
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: female
Location of type: MfN
species
elgonensis
Sjöstedt, 1932
Images:
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Specimen records
are available.
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Africa, East Tropical Africa, Uganda, Mount Elgon
Kind of type: lectotype
Specimen category: male
Location of type: NHRS Stockholm
species
ruficornis
(Fabricius, 1787)
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Specimen records
are available.
See subspecies
ruficornis
for additional information.
subspecies
citrina
(Serville, 1838)
Images:
Links:
Specimens in MNHN Paris
North West Africa grasshoppers and locusts
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Specimen records
are available.
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Africa, West Tropical Africa, Senegal
Kind of type: neotype
Specimen category: female
Location of type: BMNH London NH Mus.
subspecies
ruficornis
(Fabricius, 1787)
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specimen
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Specimen records
are available.
See species
ruficornis
for additional information.
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Africa, West Tropical Africa, Sierre Leone
Kind of type: neotype
Specimen category: male
Location of type: BMNH London NH Mus.
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