Tonkinacris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Melanoplinae
Tribe: Podismini
Genus: Tonkinacris
Carl, 1916
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Tonkinacris[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Melanoplinae, tribe Podismini Jacobson, 1905 and subtribe Tonkinacridina Ito, 2015. The recorded distribution of species is in East Asia: including southern China and Vietnam.[2]

Species

The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists:

  1. Tonkinacris damingshanus Li, Lu, Jiang & Meng, 1991
  2. Tonkinacris decoratus Carl, 1916 - type species - locality: "Than-Moi" (probably in Lạng Sơn province), Vietnam.
  3. Tonkinacris meridionalis Li, 1986
  4. Tonkinacris ruficerus Ito, 1999
  5. Tonkinacris sinensis Chang, 1937
  6. Tonkinacris yaeyamaensis Ito, 1999

References

  • Picture of Tonkinacris decoratus on www.ecotourismus.de (retrieved 25 November 2018)
  • Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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