title: Orthacris
text: # Orthacris
  
  Orthacris is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the subfamily Orthacridinae. Species are found in the Indian subcontinent including Sri Lanka.
  
  ## Species
  
  The Catalogue of Life and Orthoptera Species File list the following:
  
  * Orthacris ceylonica Kirby, 1914
  * Orthacris comorensis Singh & Kevan, 1965
  * Orthacris curvicerca Kevan, 1953
  * Orthacris elongata Kevan, 1953
  * Orthacris filiformis Bolívar, 1884
  * Orthacris gracilis Kevan, 1953
  * Orthacris maindroni Bolívar, 1905
  * Orthacris major Kevan, 1953
  * Orthacris elegans Bolívar, 1902
  * Orthacris incongruens Carl, 1916
  * Orthacris ramakrishnai Bolívar, 1917
  * Orthacris robusta Kevan, 1953
  * Orthacris ruficornis Bolívar, 1902
  