Acanthacris

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

Species

The following species are included:

• Acanthacris aithioptera Mungai, 1987
• Acanthacris deckeni (Gerstaecker, 1869)
• Acanthacris elgonensis Sjöstedt, 1932
• Acanthacris ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787) - type species (as Gryllus ruficornis Fabricius = subsp. A. r. ruficornis)

The genus Acanthacris belongs to subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae (W.F. Kirby, 1902), of locusts (Acrididae) and other grasshoppers: order Orthoptera.

A. ruficornis is distributed throughout Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula, as well as in southern Spain. Other species are recorded from mainland Africa.

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