Capnogryllacris Explained

Capnogryllacris is a genus of leaf-rolling crickets in the subfamily Gryllacridinae and tribe Capnogryllacridini, erected by Heinrich Hugo Karny in 1937^[1] . Species are found in Far East and South Asia; two other of Karny's genera were previously placed here: Borneogryllacris (synonym Cyanogryllacris, with B. globiceps now included in Glolarnaca) and Marthogryllacris.

Species

The Orthoptera Species File^[2] lists:

superspecies fumigata

1. Capnogryllacris alivittata
2. Capnogryllacris elongata
3. Capnogryllacris fumigata (3 subspecies)
   - type species (as Locusta fumigata Haan = C. fumigata fumigata)
4. Capnogryllacris funebris
5. Capnogryllacris gigantea
6. Capnogryllacris nigripennis (2 subspecies)
7. Capnogryllacris obscurata
8. Capnogryllacris pictipes

superspecies rubrocellata Gorochov, 2003

1. Capnogryllacris rubrocellata Gorochov, 2003 - Thailand

superspecies not assigned

1. Capnogryllacris annulicornis
2. Capnogryllacris basaliatrata
3. Capnogryllacris buttikoferi
4. Capnogryllacris fasciculata (3 subspecies)
5. Capnogryllacris multifracta
6. Capnogryllacris primigenii
7. Capnogryllacris soror
8. Capnogryllacris superba

Note: species in group borneoensis (Haan, 1843) are now placed in the genus Borneogryllacris

External links

• Capnogryllacris at insectoid.info

Notes and References

1. Karny HH (1937) Orthoptera. Fam. Gryllacrididae. Wysman’s Genera Insectorum 206: 317pp (1937)
2. https://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/otus/840688/overview Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 21 November 2024)