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Brachystola Eiseni
''Brachystola'' is a genus of grassland lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae, found in the United States and Mexico. They are among the largest grasshoppers found in North America. The species ''Brachystola magna'' has meiotic chromosomes that are relatively large and easily visible, and was used in early Genetics, genetic studies. Species These six species belong to the genus ''Brachystola'': * ''Brachystola behrensii'' Scudder, 1877 * ''Brachystola eiseni'' Bruner, 1906 * ''Brachystola magna'' (Girard, 1853) (plains lubber grasshopper) * ''Brachystola mexicana'' Bruner, 1904 * ''Brachystola ponderosa'' Bruner, 1906 * ''Brachystola virescens'' (Charpentier, 1845) References Further reading * * External links * Romaleidae {{romaleidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romaleidae
The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus ''Romalea''. The species in this family can be found in the Americas. Tribes and selected genera The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists two subfamilies: Bactrophorinae Auth. Amédégnato, 1974;Amédégnato (1974) ''Acrida'' 3(3): 199. distribution: central and tropical South America. * Bactrophorini (Amédégnato, 1974) ** '' Andeomezentia'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994 ** '' Bactrophora'' Westwood, 1842 ** '' Bora'' Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 ** '' Cristobalina'' Rehn, 1938 ** '' Hyleacris'' Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 ** '' Mezentia'' Stål, 1878 ** '' Panamacris'' Rehn, 1938 ** '' Rhicnoderma'' Gerstaecker, 1889 ** '' Silacris'' Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 * Ophthalmolampini (Descamps, 1977) ** '' Adrolampis'' Descamps, 1977 ** '' Aphanolampis'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Apophylacris'' Descamps, 1983 ** '' Caenolampis'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Chromolampis'' Descamps, 1977 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
