Orthacris
Sign in to saveOrthacris is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the subfamily Orthacridinae. Species are found in the Indian subcontinent including Sri Lanka.
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Orthacris is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the subfamily Orthacridinae. Species are found in the Indian subcontinent including Sri Lanka.
==Species== The Catalogue of Life 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
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