Acanthacris

Acanthacris
A. ruficornis (garden locust) in Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae
Genus: Acanthacris
Uvarov, 1924
A. ruficornis nymph. Lateral aspect, sitting on glass window. The brown colour only develops at the final ecdysis.
A. ruficornis nymph. Ventral aspect, sitting on glass window.

Acanthacris[1] is a genus of African grasshoppers in the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae.

  1. ^ Uvarov BP (1923) Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 9 11: 144.