Macrotona
| Macrotona | |
|---|---|
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| Macrotona australis, female laying eggs | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Catantopinae |
| Tribe: | Catantopini |
| Genus: | Macrotona Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 |
Macrotona is a genus in the family Acrididae. In includes eight described species and around 35 undescribed species.[1] They are often found in association with spinifex.[1]
- Macrotona australis
- Macrotona curvicostalis
- Macrotona genicularis
- Macrotona lineosa
- Macrotona mjobergi
- Macrotona modesta
- Macrotona picta
- Macrotona securiformis
References
- "Genus Macrotona". Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- 1 2 David C. Rentz (1996). "Key to Australian subfamilies". Grasshopper Country: the Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia. University of New South Wales Press. pp. 173–193. ISBN 978-0-86840-063-1.
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