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Chromacris
Chromacris psittacus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Romaleidae
Subfamily:	Romaleinae
Tribe:	Romaleini
Genus:	Chromacris Walker, 1870

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 toxic.

The genus was first described in 1870 by Francis Walker.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Chromacris:

• Chromacris colorata (Serville, 1838)
• Chromacris icterus (Pictet & Saussure, 1887)
• Chromacris miles (Drury, 1770)
• Chromacris minuta Roberts & Carbonell, 1982
• Chromacris nuptialis (Gerstaecker, 1873)
• Chromacris peruviana (Pictet & Saussure, 1887)
• Chromacris psittacus (Gerstaecker, 1873)
• Chromacris speciosa (Thunberg, 1824)
• Chromacris trogon (Gerstaecker, 1873)

References

1. ^ "Chromacris". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
2. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Chromacris Walker, 1870". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
3. Whitman, D.; Vincent, S. (2008). "Large size as an antipredator defense in an insect". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 17 (2): 353–371. doi:10.1665/1082-6467-17.2.353.
4. Walker, F. (1870). "Genus 18 CHROMACRIS". Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. London. 4: 605–809 .

Further reading

• Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.

External links

• Media related to Chromacris at Wikimedia Commons

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