Acilacris

Acilacris is a genus of "false shieldback" bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Meconematinae, found in southern Africa.

Acilacris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Meconematinae
Tribe:	Meconematini
Subtribe:	Acilacridina
Genus:	Acilacris Bolívar, 1890
Subgenera
2, see text.

Subgenera and species

Acilacris contains two subgenera, Acilacris and Aroegas:^[1]

Acilacris (Acilacris) Bolívar, 1890

1. Acilacris furcatus Naskrecki, 1996 — Mt. Coke false shieldback
2. Acilacris kristinae Naskrecki, 1996 — Kristin's false shieldback
3. Acilacris obovatus Naskrecki, 1996 — Limpopo false shieldback
4. Acilacris tridens Bolívar, 1890 - type species

Acilacris (Aroegas) Péringuey, 1916

1. Acilacris dilatatus (Naskrecki, 1996) – dilated false shieldback
2. Acilacris fuscus (Naskrecki, 1996) – brown false shieldback
3. Acilacris nigroornatus (Péringuey, 1916) – black-spotted false shieldback
4. Acilacris rentzi (Naskrecki, 1996) – Rentz's false shieldback

Note: A. incisus is now Ovonotus incisus (Naskrecki, 1996)