Machaerocera
Genus of grasshoppers
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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  | |
| 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 | |
