Macrotona

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]

Macrotona
Macrotona australis, female laying eggs
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Catantopinae
Tribe:	Catantopini
Genus:	Macrotona Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

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)