Chromacris

Chromacris
Chromacris psittacus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Romaleidae
Subfamily: Romaleinae
Tribe: Romaleini
Genus: Chromacris
Walker, 1870

Chromacris is a genus of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae. The nine described species in Chromacris are found in Mexico, Central America, or South America. They often have bright aposematic colors and they are presumed to be toxic.

The genus was first described in 1870 by Francis Walker.

Nymphs of Chromacris speciosa are highly social.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Chromacris:

References

  1. 1 2 "Chromacris". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  2. ↑ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Chromacris Walker, 1870". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  3. ↑ Whitman, D.; Vincent, S. (2008). "Large size as an antipredator defense in an insect". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 17 (2): 353–371. doi:10.1665/1082-6467-17.2.353.
  4. ↑ Walker, F. (1870). "Genus 18 CHROMACRIS". Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. London. 4: 605–809 [643].

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