Chondracris
| Chondracris | |
|---|---|
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| Chondracris rosea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Cyrtacanthacridini |
| Genus: | Chondracris Uvarov, 1923 |
Chondracris is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae erected by Boris Uvarov in 1923.[1] Species records are distributed throughout Asia: from India, southern China, Korea, Japan, Indo-China and Java.[2][3]
Species[edit]
The Orthoptera Species File lists the following (other species have now been placed in the genus Ritchiella):[2]
- Chondracris bengalensis Mungai, 1992
- Chondracris rosea (De Geer, 1773) - type species (as Acrydium roseum De Geer)
Note: a third species Chondracris capensis remains nomen dubium.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Uvarov BP (1923) A revision of the Old World Cyrtacanthacrini (Orthoptera, Acrididae). I. Introduction and key to genera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11: 144.
- ^ a b c Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 14 November 2023)
- ^ GBIF: Chondracris Uvarov, 1923
External links[edit]
Media related to Chondracris at Wikimedia Commons- Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
