''Machaerocera'' is a genus of
band-winged grasshopper
Bandwings, or band-winged grasshoppers, are the subfamily Oedipodinae of grasshoppers classified under the family Acrididae. They have a worldwide distribution and were originally elevated to full family status as the Oedipodidae. Many species p ...
s in the family
Acrididae
The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known bec ...
. This genus has a single species, ''Machaerocera mexicana''. It is found in Mexico, the southwestern United States, and in Central and South America.
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Oedipodinae
Monotypic Orthoptera genera
Acrididae genera
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