title: Acilacris
text: # Acilacris
  
  Acilacris is a genus of "false shieldback" bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Meconematinae, found in southern Africa.
  
  ## Subgenera and species
  
  Acilacris contains two subgenera, Acilacris and Aroegas:
  
  ### Acilacris (Acilacris) Bolívar, 1890
  
  * Acilacris furcatus Naskrecki, 1996 — Mt. Coke false shieldback
  * Acilacris kristinae Naskrecki, 1996 — Kristin's false shieldback
  * Acilacris obovatus Naskrecki, 1996 — Limpopo false shieldback
  * Acilacris tridens Bolívar, 1890 - type species
  
  ### Acilacris (Aroegas) Péringuey, 1916
  
  * Acilacris dilatatus (Naskrecki, 1996) – dilated false shieldback
  * Acilacris fuscus (Naskrecki, 1996) – brown false shieldback
  * Acilacris nigroornatus (Péringuey, 1916) – black-spotted false shieldback
  * Acilacris rentzi (Naskrecki, 1996) – Rentz's false shieldback
  
  Note: A. incisus is now Ovonotus incisus (Naskrecki, 1996)
  
  