| Acrida | |
|---|---|
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| Acrida conica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Acridinae |
| Tribe: | Acridini |
| Genus: | Acrida Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Gryllus turritus Linnaeus, 1758
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Acrida is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. The genus contains around 40 species which are found in Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, Hawaii, and Australia. Insects of this genus are omnivorous and a well-known pest of many agricultural crops.[1]
- ^ Liu, Nan; Huang, Yuan (2010). Parkinson, John (ed.). "Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequence of Acrida cinerea (Acrididae: Orthoptera) and Comparative Analysis of Mitochondrial Genomes in Orthoptera". Comparative and Functional Genomics. 2010. Hindawi Publishing Corporation: 16 pages. doi:10.1155/2010/319486. PMC 3004375. PMID 21197069. Article ID 319486.