Acilacris is a genus of "false shieldback" bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Meconematinae, found in southern Africa.
Subgenera and species
Acilacris contains two subgenera, Acilacris and Aroegas:[1]
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Acilacris (Acilacris) Bolívar, 1890
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Acilacris furcatus Naskrecki, 1996 — Mt. Coke false shieldback
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Acilacris kristinae Naskrecki, 1996 — Kristin's false shieldback
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Acilacris obovatus Naskrecki, 1996 — Limpopo false shieldback
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Acilacris tridens Bolívar, 1890 - type species
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Acilacris (Aroegas) Péringuey, 1916
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Acilacris dilatatus (Naskrecki, 1996) – dilated false shieldback
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Acilacris fuscus (Naskrecki, 1996) – brown false shieldback
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Acilacris nigroornatus (Péringuey, 1916) – black-spotted false shieldback
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Acilacris rentzi (Naskrecki, 1996) – Rentz's false shieldback
Note: A. incisus is now Ovonotus incisus (Naskrecki, 1996)
References
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^ Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "genus Acilacris Bolívar, 1890". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
