Arachnacris

Arachnacris
Arachnacris corporalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Tribe: Mecopodini
Genus: Arachnacris
Giebel, 1861[1]
Synonyms

Macrolyristes Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1865

Arachnacris is an Asian genus of large bush crickets in the sub-family Mecopodinae and tribe Mecopodini. They are found in tropical forest areas of Malesia.[2]

Species

The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists:

  1. Arachnacris amboinensis Donovan, 1800
  2. Arachnacris corporalis Karny, 1924
  3. Arachnacris regalis Karny, 1924
  4. Arachnacris tenuipes Giebel, 1861 - type species (synonym A. imperator Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1865)

References

  1. ^ Giebel CGA (1861) Neue ostindische Schrecken. Zeitschrift für die gesammten Naturwissenschaften, 18, 111–121. Available here.
  2. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 3 February 2026)
  • Data related to Mecopodini at Wikispecies
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