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Orthoptera Species File
genus

Acutacris Dirsh, 1966

Type

type species by original designation of

Nomenclature (3)

  • Acutacris Dirsh, 1966: 537.

    type species by original designation Acutacris viridis Dirsh, 1966

  • Acutacris Dirsh, 1966 in Otte, 1994: 108.
  • Acutacris Dirsh, 1966 in Yin, Shi & Yin, 1996: 31.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Dirsh, V.M. (1966) New genera and species of Acridoidea from Madagascar (Orthoptera). Eos, Revista Española de Entomología, 41(4), 537–549.
  • Otte, D. (1994) Orthoptera Species File 2. Grasshoppers [Acridomorpha] A Eumastacoidea Trigonopterygoidea Pneumoroidea. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 162 pp.
  • Yin, X.-C., Shi, J. & Yin, Z. (1996) Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera). China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, 1266 pp.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Relating to acutely conical head (and Greek name for grasshopper, ἀκρίς).

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus1001
species2002