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Macrotona

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Macrotona
Macrotona australis, female laying eggs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Catantopinae
Tribe: Catantopini
Genus: Macrotona
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Macrotona[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and tribe Catantopini. It includes eight described species and around 35 undescribed species.[2] They are often found in association with spinifex.[2]

Species

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List of Orthoptera Species File:[1]

References

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  • "Genus Macrotona". Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  1. ^ a b "genus Macrotona Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  2. ^ a b 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.