The Cyrtacanthacridinae are a subfamily of Orthoptera: Caelifera in the family Acrididae. They are sometimes referred-to as bird locusts,[2] criquets voyageurs in French-speaking Africa,[3] and Knarrschrecken in German.
| Cyrtacanthacridinae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Desert locust | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Informal group: | Acridomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1902[1] |
It includes species of locusts, short-horned grasshoppers that undergo phase polymorphism and are among the most important pests of sub-Saharan Africa;[4] they include the desert locust and the red locust,[3] with the related Bombay locust in Asia.[5]
One of the characteristics of members of this subfamily is the prominent peg between the forelegs: hence the name for the Australian Spur-throated locust.
Genera
editThe following genera have been included with a single tribe separated:[2][6]
Cyrtacanthacridini
editAuth. Kirby, 1910; worldwide distribution (mostly tropical and sub-tropical)
- Anacridium Uvarov, 1923
- Chondracris Uvarov, 1923
- Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 1870
- Nomadacris Uvarov, 1923 - monotypic N. septemfaciata
- Ornithacris Uvarov, 1924
- Patanga Uvarov, 1923
- †Proschistocerca (P. oligocaenica Zeuner, 1937)
- Rhadinacris Uvarov, 1923 - monotypic Rhadinacris schistocercoides (Brancsik, 1892) from Madagascar
- Schistocerca Stål, 1873
- Valanga Uvarov, 1923
- Willemsea Uvarov, 1923 - monotypic Willemsea bimaculata (Willemse, 1922) from New Guinea
tribe unassigned
edit- Acanthacris Uvarov, 1923
- Acridoderes Bolívar, 1889
- Adramita Uvarov, 1936
- Armatacris Yin, 1979
- Austracris Uvarov, 1923
- Bryophyma Uvarov, 1923
- Caledonula Uvarov, 1939
- Callichloracris Ramme, 1931
- Congoa Bolívar, 1911
- Cristacridium Willemse, 1932
- Finotina Uvarov, 1923
- Gowdeya Uvarov, 1923
- Halmenus Scudder, 1893
- Hebridea Willemse, 1926
- Kinkalidia Sjöstedt, 1931
- Kraussaria Uvarov, 1923
- Mabacris Donskoff, 1986
- Nichelius Bolívar, 1888
- Ootua Uvarov, 1927
- Ordinacris Dirsh, 1966
- Orthacanthacris Karsch, 1896
- Pachyacris Uvarov, 1923
- Pachynotacris Uvarov, 1923
- Parakinkalidia Donskoff, 1986
- Parapachyacris Yin & Yin, 2008
- Rhytidacris Uvarov, 1923
- Ritchiella Mungai, 1992
- Taiacris Donskoff, 1986
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ Kirby WF (1902) List of Orthoptera from Uganda. The Uganda Protectorate, vol. 1, 467–468.
- ^ a b Orthoptera species file: Cyrtacanthacridinae (retrieved 6 August 2019)
- ^ a b Bellman, Heiko; Luquet, Gérard (2009). Le guide des sauterelles, grillons et criquets d'Europe occidentale (collection: Les guides du naturaliste). Paris: Delachaux and Niestlé. p. 383. ISBN 978-2-6030-1564-3.
- ^ Song, Hojun; Wenzel, John W. (2008). "Phylogeny of bird-grasshopper subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and the evolution of locust phase polyphenism". Cladistics. 24 (4): 515–542. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2007.00190.x. PMID 34879633.
- ^ Orthoptera Species File (accessed 20 June 2017)
- ^ NCBI: Cyrtacanthacridinae (retrieved 6 August 2019)