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.[1][2] They often have bright aposematic colors and they are presumed to be toxic.[3]
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| Chromacris psittacus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Romaleidae |
| Subfamily: | Romaleinae |
| Tribe: | Romaleini |
| Genus: | Chromacris Walker, 1870 |
The genus was first described in 1870 by Francis Walker.[1][4]
Species
editThese nine species belong to the genus Chromacris:
- Chromacris colorata (Serville, 1838)
- Chromacris icterus (Pictet & Saussure, 1887)
- Chromacris miles (Drury, 1770)
- Chromacris minuta Roberts & Carbonell, 1982
- Chromacris nuptialis (Gerstaecker, 1873)
- Chromacris peruviana (Pictet & Saussure, 1887)
- Chromacris psittacus (Gerstaecker, 1873)
- Chromacris speciosa (Thunberg, 1824)
- Chromacris trogon (Gerstaecker, 1873)
References
edit- ^ a b "Chromacris". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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].
Further reading
edit- Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
External links
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