Macrotona Explained

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

List of Orthoptera Species File:^[1]

• 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

• Web site: Genus Macrotona . 2008-08-14 . Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification. 2009-04-30.

Notes and References

1. Web site: genus Macrotona Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893. orthoptera.speciesfile.org. 2020-05-29.
2. Book: David C. Rentz . 1996 . Grasshopper Country: the Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia . . 978-0-86840-063-1 . Key to Australian subfamilies . 173–193 .