Two new genera of Acrididae are descriptionbed from South West Africa, viz. Damaracris for the type-species D. rupestris spec. nov. from the Central Namib Desert; and Ovambohippus for the type-species O. anderssoni spec. nov. which is widely distributed over northern S. W. Africa and southern Angola. Brief notes on the habitat preferences as well as geographical distribution are given. Keywords: African Acrididae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) and Genera.