Acilacris

Acilacris is a genus of "false shieldback" bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Meconematinae, found in southern Africa.

Subgenera and species

Acilacris contains two subgenera, Acilacris and Aroegas:

1. Acilacris furcatus <small>Naskrecki, 1996</small> — Mt. Coke false shieldback
2. Acilacris kristinae <small>Naskrecki, 1996</small> — Kristin's false shieldback
3. Acilacris obovatus <small>Naskrecki, 1996</small> — Limpopo false shieldback
4. Acilacris tridens <small>Bolívar, 1890</small> - type species

1. Acilacris dilatatus <small>(Naskrecki, 1996)</small> – dilated false shieldback
2. Acilacris fuscus <small>(Naskrecki, 1996)</small> – brown false shieldback
3. Acilacris nigroornatus <small>(Péringuey, 1916)</small> – black-spotted false shieldback
4. Acilacris rentzi <small>(Naskrecki, 1996)</small> – Rentz's false shieldback

Note: A. incisus is now Ovonotus incisus (Naskrecki, 1996)

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