Alpinacris Bigelow 1967 is a genus of shorthorn grasshoppers endemic to New Zealand.

Alpinacris crassicauda Bigelow, 1967
Body length: males 18-22mm, females 25-35mm
Colour: olive green with distinctive markings in yellow, brown and orange
Number of instars: males 5, females 6
Altitude: 975m – 1680m a.s.l.
Habitat: tussock, also reported on screes
Recorded locations: Gouland Downs, Boulder Lakes (Lead Hills), Lake Sylvester, Mount Arthur, Mount Haast, Mount Glasgow, Mount Gould, Mount Owen, Mount Peel (Cobb Valley), Mount Roberts (St Arnaud), Nelson, Paparoa Range, Speargrass Creek, St Arnaud Range, Travers Range and Victoria Range.

Alpinacris tumidicauda Bigelow, 1967
Body length: males 15.4mm, females 24.0mm
Colour: olive green with longitudinal yellow/ yellow-brown bands behind the eyes
Number of instars: males 5, females 6
Altitude: 600m-1828m a.s.l.
Habitat: tussock
Recorded locations: Allandale (Greenvale), Bold Peak, Borland Rd (Manapouri), Carrick Range, Carrick Range (Nevis Rd), Cleughearn, Coronet Peak ,Courthill (Old Man Range), Gem Lake, Gorge Creek (Old Man Range), Halfway Bay Station, Happy Valley, Hector Mountains, Jane Peak, Mataura Valley Snowbanks, Mid Dome, Minaret Station, Mount Alta, Mount Aspiring Station, Mount Eostre, Mount Aurum, Mount Benger, Luna Basin (Mount Creighton), Luna Creek Flats (Mount Creighton ), Minor Peak (Mount Creighton ), Wire Creek (Mount Creighton), Mount Luxmore, Mount Pisa, Mount Tennyson, Nokomai Range, Obelisk (Old Man Range), Slate Basin, Southern Old Man Range, Symmetry Peaks, Takahe Valley, The Larches, The Larches (Gold Diggings), The Larches (Luggate Creek), Walter Peak (White Burn) and West Wanaka