''Macrotona''
is a genus of
grasshoppers
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are amongst what are possibly the most ancient living groups of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
Grassh ...
in the family
Acrididae
Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known because all locusts (swarming grasshoppers) are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedi ...
and tribe
Catantopini
Catantopini is a tribe in the subfamily Catantopinae, a group of grasshoppers found in Africa, Asia and Australia.
Subtribes & genera
The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists the following (genera incomplete):
* subtribe Apotropina Key, 1993 - ...
. It includes eight described species and around 35
undescribed species
In taxonomy, an undescribed taxon is a taxon (for example, a species) that has been discovered, but not yet formally described and named. The various Nomenclature Codes specify the requirements for a new taxon to be validly described and named. U ...
.
They are often found in
association
Association may refer to:
*Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal
*Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry
*Voluntary associatio ...
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
*
Acrididae genera
Taxa named by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl
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