Machaerocera is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. This genus has a single species, Machaerocera mexicana. It is found in Mexico, the southwestern United States, and in Central and South America.[1][2][3]
| Machaerocera | |
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| Machaerocera mexicana, Mexican blue-wing grasshopper, México | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Machaerocerini Otte, 1995 |
| Genus: | Machaerocera Saussure, 1859 |
| Species: | M. mexicana
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| Binomial name | |
| Machaerocera mexicana Saussure, 1859
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References
edit- ^ "Machaerocera genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2021). "genus Machaerocera Saussure, 1859". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "Machaerocera". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
External links
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