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Acridotheres is a genus of starlings, the "typical" mynas, which are tropical members of the family Sturnidae.
The New Latin acridotheres (“locust-hunter”) is from Ancient Greek: akridos meaning locust, and theras meaning hunter.

1/ Crested myna (Sáo mỏ ngà, Sáo đen, Acridotheres cristatellus), also known as the Chinese starling
The specific epithet cristatella is a Latin diminutive of cristatus meaning "crested" or "plumed".

2/ Great myna (Sáo mỏ vàng, Acridotheres grandis), also known as the white-vented myna

3/ Common myna or Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah

The specific name tristis is Latin for "sad" or "gloomy".

4/ Burmese myna (Sáo sậu đầu trắng, Acridotheres burmannicus)