Chromacris

Chromacris is a genus of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae. The nine described species in Chromacris are found in Mexico, Central America, or South America.^[1][2] They often have bright aposematic colors and they are presumed to be toxic.^[3]

Chromacris
Chromacris psittacus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Romaleidae
Subfamily:	Romaleinae
Tribe:	Romaleini
Genus:	Chromacris Walker, 1870

The genus was first described in 1870 by Francis Walker.^[1][4]

Nymphs of Chromacris speciosa are highly social.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Chromacris:

• Chromacris colorata (Serville, 1838)
• Chromacris icterus (Pictet & Saussure, 1887)
• Chromacris miles (Drury, 1770)
• Chromacris minuta Roberts & Carbonell, 1982
• Chromacris nuptialis (Gerstaecker, 1873)
• Chromacris peruviana (Pictet & Saussure, 1887)
• Chromacris psittacus (Gerstaecker, 1873)
• Chromacris speciosa (Thunberg, 1824)
• Chromacris trogon (Gerstaecker, 1873)