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Leptacris is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Hemiacridinae; species have been recorded from Africa and tropical Asia.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderOrthoptera
  5. FamilyAcrididae

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Specimen records
4
Family
Acrididae
Collections
SAM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
Recorded in
South Africa, Zimbabwe

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Acrididae
Image
Elegant Grass-mimicking Grasshopper (Leptacris elegans) (14008906395).jpg
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taxon name
Leptacris
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Leptacris is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Hemiacridinae; species have been recorded from Africa and tropical Asia.

==Species== The Catalogue of Life lists: Leptacris filiformis Walker, 1870 - type species (locality India, Maharashtra) Leptacris javanica Willemse, 1955 Leptacris kraussi Bolívar, 1890 Leptacris liyang Tsai, 1929 Leptacris maxima Karny, 1907 Leptacris monteiroi Bolívar, 1890 Leptacris taeniata Stål, 1873

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