The Cyrtacanthacridinae are a subfamily of Orthoptera: Caelifera in the family Acrididae. They are sometimes referred-to as bird locusts,Orthoptera species file: Cyrtacanthacridinae (retrieved 6 August 2019) criquets voyageurs in French-speaking Africa, and Knarrschrecken in German.
It includes species of locusts, short-horned grasshoppers that undergo phase polymorphism and are among the most important pests of sub-Saharan Africa; they include the desert locust and the red locust, with the related Bombay locust in Asia.Orthoptera Species File (accessed 20 June 2017)
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 The following genera have been included with a single tribe separated:NCBI: Cyrtacanthacridinae (retrieved 6 August 2019)
Cyrtacanthacridini Auth. 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
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
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