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''Chromacris'' is a genus of lubber grasshoppers in the family 
Romaleidae
The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus ''Romalea''. The species in this family can be found in the Americas. It is known to be polyphagous, but there is not much else known regarding its diet ...
. The nine described species in ''Chromacris'' are found in Mexico, Central America, or South America. They often have bright aposematic
Aposematism is the Advertising in biology, advertising by an animal, whether terrestrial or marine, to potential predation, predators that it is not worth attacking or eating. This unprofitability may consist of any defenses which make the pr ...
colors and they are presumed to be toxic.
The genus was first described in 1870 by Francis Walker.
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)References
Further reading
*External links
* Romaleidae Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) Taxa described in 1870 {{romaleidae-stub