Acanthacris

Acanthacris[1] is a genus of African grasshoppers in the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae.

The following species are included:[2] The genus Acanthacris belongs to subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae (W.F.

Kirby, 1902),[3] of locusts (Acrididae) and other grasshoppers: order Orthoptera.

A. ruficornis is distributed throughout Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula, as well as in southern Spain.

[4] Other species are recorded from mainland Africa.

A. ruficornis nymph. Lateral aspect, sitting on glass window. The brown colour only develops at the final ecdysis .
A. ruficornis nymph. Ventral aspect, sitting on glass window.