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''Chromacris'' is a genus of lubber grasshoppers in the family 
Romaleidae
The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus ''Romalea''. The species in this family can be found in the Americas.
Tribes and selected genera
The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists two s ...
. The nine described species in ''Chromacris'' are found in Mexico, Central America, or South America. They often have bright aposematic colors and they are presumed to be toxic.
The genus was first described in 1870 by Francis Walker.
Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Chromacris'': * ''Chromacris colorata
''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. They often have bright aposematic colors and they are presumed to b ...
'' (Serville, 1838)
* ''Chromacris icterus
''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. They often have bright aposematic colors and they are presumed to be ...
'' (Pictet & Saussure, 1887)
* ''Chromacris miles
''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. They often have bright aposematic colors and they are presumed to b ...
'' (Drury, 1770)
* ''Chromacris minuta
''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. They often have bright aposematic colors and they are presumed to b ...
'' Roberts & Carbonell, 1982
* ''Chromacris nuptialis
''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. They often have bright aposematic colors and they are presumed to b ...
'' (Gerstaecker, 1873)
* ''Chromacris peruviana
''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. They often have bright aposematic colors and they are presumed to b ...
'' (Pictet & Saussure, 1887)
* ''Chromacris psittacus
''Chromacris psittacus'' is a species of grasshopper from the genus ''Chromacris
''Chromacris'' is a genus of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae. The nine described species in ''Chromacris'' are found in Mexico, Central America, ...
'' (Gerstaecker, 1873)
* ''Chromacris speciosa
''Chromacris speciosa''Buzzetti & Carotti (2008) Annotated list of the Caelifera of Ecuador (Biodiversity of South America), Memoirs on Biodiversity 1 39-66COPR (Centre for Overseas Pest Research) (1982) , The Locust and Grasshopper Agricultural M ...
'' (Thunberg, 1824)
* ''Chromacris trogon
''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. They often have bright aposematic colors and they are presumed to b ...
'' (Gerstaecker, 1873)
References
Further reading
*External links
* Romaleidae Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) Taxa described in 1870 {{romaleidae-stub