''Chortoicetes'' is a 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 ...

in the subfamily Oedipodinae and is notable for including the

Australian plague locust The Australian plague locust (''Chortoicetes terminifera'') is a native Australian insect in the family Acrididae, and a significant agricultural pest. Adult Australian plague locusts range in size from 20 to 45 mm in length, and the colou ...

Species

The ''Orthoptera Species File''Orthoptera Species File
genus ''Chortoicetes'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 18 September 2021) lists: # '' Chortoicetes sumbaensis'' (Willemse, 1953) - ( Sunda archipelago) # '' Chortoicetes terminifera'' (Walker, 1870) - type species (as ''Chortoicetes yorketownensis'' Brancsik) A number of species using this genus name, have been brought to synonymy: * ''Chortoicetes acutangulus'', synonym of ''

Heteropternis ''Heteropternis'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae, and tribe Epacromiini. The recorded distribution of species in ''Heteropternis'' is from Africa and India through to Japan, Malesia, and Papua New Guine ...

thoracica'' * ''Chortoicetes affinis'', synonym of '' Chortoicetes terminifera'' * ''Chortoicetes albomarginatus'', synonym of ''

Gymnobothrus ''Gymnobothrus''Bolívar I (1889) ''J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa'' (Ser. 2) 1(2): 100. is the type genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Gymnobothrini Uvarov, 1953; species can be found in Africa. Besides the synonyms listed here, several specie ...

lineaalba'' * ''Chortoicetes concolor'', synonym of ''

Austroicetes frater ''Austroicetes frater'', commonly known as the southern austroicetes, is an Australian grasshopper in the subfamily Oedipodinae and genus ''Austroicetes''. It is found in regions of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, Yorkt ...

'' * ''Chortoicetes corallipes'', synonym of ''

Austroicetes vulgaris ''Austroicetes vulgaris'' (Southeastern Austroicetes) is a grasshopper in the genus Austroicetes. It is sometimes a pest in Tasmania, and can also be found in Northern Territory, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Aus ...

'' * ''Chortoicetes elegans'', synonym of '' Chortoicetes terminifera'' * ''Chortoicetes fallax'', synonym of '' Gymnobothrus cruciatus'' * ''Chortoicetes finitima'', synonym of ''

'' * ''Chortoicetes frater'', synonym of ''

'' * ''Chortoicetes interruptus'', synonym of '' Oedaleus interruptus'' * ''Chortoicetes jungi'', synonym of ''

Austroicetes cruciata ''Austroicetes'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oedipodinae (''incertae sedis'') and family Acrididae. Members of the genus typically feed on grass and herbs. Species Several species were placed previously in the genus '' Chorto ...

'' * ''Chortoicetes marginalis'', synonym of '' Pycnostictus seriatus'' * ''Chortoicetes montana'', synonym of ''

'' * ''Chortoicetes pusillulus'', synonym of ''

Austroicetes pusilla ''Austroicetes'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oedipodinae (''incertae sedis'') and family Acrididae. Members of the genus typically feed on grass and herbs. Species Several species were placed previously in the genus '' Chorto ...

'' * ''Chortoicetes romeri'', synonym of ''

Gymnobothrus roemeri ''Gymnobothrus''Bolívar I (1889) ''J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa'' (Ser. 2) 1(2): 100. is the type genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Gymnobothrini Uvarov, 1953; species can be found in Africa. Besides the synonyms listed here, several specie ...

'' * ''Chortoicetes subparallelus'', synonym of ''

Gymnobothrus lineaalba ''Gymnobothrus''Bolívar I (1889) ''J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa'' (Ser. 2) 1(2): 100. is the type genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Gymnobothrini Uvarov, 1953; species can be found in Africa. Besides the synonyms listed here, several specie ...

'' * ''Chortoicetes tonnoiri'', synonym of ''

'' * ''Chortoicetes tricolor'', synonym of ''

Austroicetes tricolor ''Austroicetes'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oedipodinae (''incertae sedis'') and family Acrididae. Members of the genus typically feed on grass and herbs. Species Several species were placed previously in the genus '' Chorto ...

'' * ''Chortoicetes vicina'', synonym of ''

'' * ''Chortoicetes vittata'', synonym of ''

'' * ''Chortoicetes vulgaris'', synonym of ''

'' * ''Chortoicetes yorketownensis'', synonym of '' Chortoicetes terminifera''

References

External links

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''Chortoicetes'' at insectoid.info
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10451460 Acrididae genera Oedipodinae Taxa named by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl