Cyrtacanthacridinae


The Cyrtacanthacridinae are a subfamily of Orthoptera: Caelifera in the family Acrididae. They are sometimes referred-to as bird locusts, 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.
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:

Cyrtacanthacridini

Auth. Kirby, 1910; worldwide distribution
  1. Anacridium Uvarov, 1923
  2. Chondracris Uvarov, 1923
  3. Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 1870
  4. Nomadacris Uvarov, 1923 - monotypic N. septemfaciata
  5. Ornithacris Uvarov, 1924
  6. Patanga Uvarov, 1923
  7. †Proschistocerca
  8. Rhadinacris Uvarov, 1923 - monotypic Rhadinacris schistocercoides from Madagascar
  9. Schistocerca Stål, 1873
  10. Valanga Uvarov, 1923
  11. Willemsea Uvarov, 1923 - monotypic Willemsea bimaculata from New Guinea

tribe unassigned

Acanthacris Uvarov, 1923Acridoderes Bolívar, 1889Adramita Uvarov, 1936Armatacris Yin, 1979Austracris Uvarov, 1923Bryophyma Uvarov, 1923Caledonula Uvarov, 1939Callichloracris Ramme, 1931Congoa Bolívar, 1911Cristacridium Willemse, 1932Finotina Uvarov, 1923Gowdeya Uvarov, 1923Halmenus Scudder, 1893Hebridea Willemse, 1926Kinkalidia Sjöstedt, 1931Kraussaria Uvarov, 1923Mabacris Donskoff, 1986Nichelius Bolívar, 1888Ootua Uvarov, 1927Ordinacris Dirsh, 1966Orthacanthacris Karsch, 1896Pachyacris Uvarov, 1923Pachynotacris Uvarov, 1923Parakinkalidia Donskoff, 1986Parapachyacris Yin & Yin, 2008Rhytidacris Uvarov, 1923Ritchiella Mungai, 1992Taiacris Donskoff, 1986