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
Machaerocera mexicana, Mexican blue-wing grasshopper, México
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Binomial name
Machaerocera mexicana
Saussure, 1859

References

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  1. ^ "Machaerocera genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Machaerocera". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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