| Macrotona | |
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| Macrotona australis, female laying eggs | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and tribe Catantopini. It includes eight described species and around 35 undescribed species. They are often found in association with spinifex.
Species
List of Orthoptera Species File:
- Macrotona australis (Walker, 1870)
- Macrotona curvicostalis (Sjöstedt, 1921)
- Macrotona genicularis (Sjöstedt, 1921)
- Macrotona lineosa (Walker, 1870)
- Macrotona mjobergi Sjöstedt, 1920
- Macrotona modesta (Sjöstedt, 1921)
- Macrotona picta (Sjöstedt, 1920)
- Macrotona securiformis (Sjöstedt, 1921)
References
- "Genus Macrotona". Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ "genus Macrotona Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ 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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