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''Chapacris'' is a
monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus of
grasshoppers Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshop ...
containing only the species ''Chapacris tonkinensis''. It is in the family Acrididae and subfamily Catantopinae. This species can be found in Vietnam.


References

Tinkham (1940) Taxonomic and biological studies on the Crytacanthacrinae of South China. ''Lingnan Sci. J., Canton'' 19(3): 269-382, 7 pls. ''Chapacris''
Orthoptera Species File. Eades DC, Otte D, Cigliano MM, Braun H (Version 5.0: retrieved 24 November 2018)
{{Taxonbar, from=Q14625198, from2=Q10448356 Acrididae genera Orthoptera of Indo-China Monotypic Orthoptera genera Insects described in 1940