Orthacris
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| Orthacris | |
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| Orthacris sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Pyrgomorphidae |
| Subfamily: | Orthacridinae |
| Tribe: | Orthacridini |
| Informal group: | Orthacris group |
| Genus: | Orthacris Serville, 1838 |
Orthacris is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the subfamily Orthacridinae.[1] Species are found in the Indian subcontinent including Sri Lanka.[2]
The Catalogue of Life[1] and Orthoptera Species File list the following:
- Orthacris ceylonica Kirby, 1914
- Orthacris comorensis Singh & Kevan, 1965
- Orthacris curvicerca Kevan, 1953
- Orthacris elongata Kevan, 1953
- Orthacris filiformis Bolívar, 1884
- Orthacris gracilis Kevan, 1953
- Orthacris maindroni Bolívar, 1905
- Orthacris major Kevan, 1953
- Orthacris elegans Bolívar, 1902
- Orthacris incongruens Carl, 1916
- Orthacris ramakrishnai Bolívar, 1917
- Orthacris robusta Kevan, 1953
- Orthacris ruficornis Bolívar, 1902
