Chromacris

Genus of grasshoppers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Caelifera
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Chromacris
Chromacris psittacus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Romaleidae
Subfamily: Romaleinae
Tribe: Romaleini
Genus: Chromacris
Walker, 1870
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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)

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