Acilacris
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Tettigoniidae |
Subtribe: | Acilacridina |
Genus: | Acilacris Bolívar, 1890 |
Subgenera | |
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Acilacris is a genus of shieldback katydids in the subfamily Meconematinae, found in southern Africa. It contains two subgenera, Acilacris and Aroegas, and nine species:[1]
Acilacris (Acilacris) Bolívar, 1890
- Acilacris furcatus Naskrecki, 1996 — Mt. Coke false shieldback
- Acilacris incisus Naskrecki, 1996
- Acilacris kristinae Naskrecki, 1996 — Kristin's false shieldback
- Acilacris obovatus Naskrecki, 1996 — Limpopo false shieldback
- Acilacris tridens Bolívar, 1890
Acilacris (Aroegas) Péringuey, 1916
- Acilacris dilatatus (Naskrecki, 1996) – dilated false shieldback
- Acilacris fuscus (Naskrecki, 1996) – brown false shieldback
- Acilacris nigroornatus (Péringuey, 1916) – black-spotted false shieldback
- Acilacris rentzi (Naskrecki, 1996) – Rentz's false shieldback
References
- ^ Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "genus Acilacris Bolívar, 1890". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 1 January 2019.