Biology:Leptacris

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Short description: Genus of grasshoppers

Leptacris
Elegant Grass-mimicking Grasshopper (Leptacris elegans) (14008906395).jpg
Leptacris sp., Africa
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Tribe: Leptacrini
Genus: Leptacris
Walker, 1870
Synonyms
  • Capellea Bolívar, 1902
  • Ischinacrida Stål, 1873
  • Ischnacrida Stål, 1873
  • Ramphacrida Karsch, 1893
  • Rhamphacrida Karsch, 1893

Leptacris[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Hemiacridinae; species have been recorded from Africa and tropical Asia.[2]

Species

The Catalogue of Life lists:[3][2]

  • Leptacris filiformis Walker, 1870 - type species (locality India, Maharashtra)
  • Leptacris javanica Willemse, 1955
  • Leptacris kraussi Bolívar, 1890
  • Leptacris liyang Tsai, 1929
  • Leptacris maxima Karny, 1907
  • Leptacris monteiroi Bolívar, 1890
  • Leptacris taeniata Stål, 1873

References

  1. Walker F (1870) Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum 4: 676.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Leptacris". Orthoptera Species File. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1113059. Retrieved 3 June 2021. 
  3. Roskov Y.; Kunze T. (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". in Didžiulis V.. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/leptacris/match/1. Retrieved 24 November 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10557831 entry