Ritchiella Asperata
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''Ritchiella'' is a genus of
grasshoppers Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are amongst what are possibly the most ancient living groups of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grassh ...
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 species of ...
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 ''Ritchiella'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae with species found in Africa.Mungai. 1992. ''Tropical Zoology'' 5(2):262, 265. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ritchiella'': * '' Ritc ...
'' (Sjöstedt, 1912) * ''
Ritchiella uvarovi ''Ritchiella'' is a genus of grasshoppers 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 ...
'' (Sjöstedt, 1924)


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10655883 Cyrtacanthacridinae