Biology:Chromacris

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Chromacris is a genus of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae. The nine described species in Chromacris are found in Mexico, Central America, or South America.[1][2] They often have bright aposematic colors and they are presumed to be toxic.[3]

The genus was first described in 1870 by Francis Walker.[1][4]

Nymphs of Chromacris speciosa are highly social.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Chromacris:

  • Chromacris colorata (Serville, 1838)
  • Chromacris icterus (Pictet & Saussure, 1887)
  • Chromacris miles (Drury, 1770)
  • Chromacris minuta Roberts & Carbonell, 1982
  • Chromacris nuptialis (Gerstaecker, 1873)
  • Chromacris peruviana (Pictet & Saussure, 1887)
  • Chromacris psittacus (Gerstaecker, 1873)
  • Chromacris speciosa (Thunberg, 1824)
  • Chromacris trogon (Gerstaecker, 1873)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Chromacris". https://www.gbif.org/species/1714440. Retrieved 2020-03-22. 
  2. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Chromacris Walker, 1870". http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1116123. Retrieved 2019-10-16. 
  3. Whitman, D.; Vincent, S. (2008). "Large size as an antipredator defense in an insect". Journal of Orthoptera Research 17 (2): 353-371. doi:10.1665/1082-6467-17.2.353. 
  4. Walker, F. (1870). "Genus 18 CHROMACRIS". Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. London 4: 605–809 [643]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8218913. 

Further reading

  • Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10451603 entry