''Acrida'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshopp ...

s in the family

Acrididae The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known bec ...

. The genus contains around 40 species which are found in Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, Hawaii, and Australia. Insects of this genus are

omnivorous An omnivore () is an animal that has the ability to eat and survive on both plant and animal matter. Obtaining energy and nutrients from plant and animal matter, omnivores digest carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber, and metabolize the nutri ...

and a well-known pest of many agricultural crops.

Species

, the Orthoptera Species File accepted the following species:

Gallery

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Acrida conica ''Acrida conica'', the giant green slantface, is a species of grasshopper found in Australia and New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Lo ...

'' File:Acrida ungarica (Mediterranean slant-faced grasshopper).jpg, alt=Acrida ungarica on a black background, Acrida ungarica

References

External links

AcridAfrica
(in French) {{Taxonbar, from=Q4675113 Acrididae genera Orthoptera of Asia Orthoptera of Indo-China Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus