''Megacheilacris''
[Descamps (1978) ''Bulletin Mus. natn. Hist. nat. Paris'' (Zool. 3e ser) 355: 382.] is a genus of
grasshopper
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 tribe
Taeniophorini, found in Central and South America.
Species
The Orthoptera Species File lists:
[
*'' Megacheilacris bullifemur'' Descamps & Amédégnato, 1971]
- type species (as ''Megacephalacris bullifemur = M. bullifemur bullifemur'')
*'' Megacheilacris graminicola'' Descamps & Amédégnato, 1971
*'' Megacheilacris megacephala'' Bruner, 1907
*'' Megacheilacris vallensis'' (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1971)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10579389
Caelifera genera
Romaleidae