''Ritchiella'' 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
Cyrtacanthacridinae
The Cyrtacanthacridinae are a subfamily of Orthoptera: Caelifera in the family Acrididae. They are sometimes referred-to as bird locusts, ''criquets voyageurs'' in French-speaking Africa, and ''Knarrschrecken'' in German.
It includes specie ...
with species found in Africa.
[Mungai. 1992. ''Tropical Zoology'' 5(2):262, 265.]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ritchiella'':
* ''
Ritchiella asperata''
( Bolívar, 1882)
* ''
Ritchiella baumanni''
(Karsch, 1896)
* ''
Ritchiella rungwensis''
Mungai, 1992
* ''
Ritchiella sanguinea''
(Sjöstedt, 1912)
* ''
Ritchiella uvarovi''
(Sjöstedt, 1924)
References
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Acrididae