Megacheilacris[1] is a genus of grasshopper, in the tribe Taeniophorini, found in Central and South America.[2]
| Megacheilacris | |
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| Megacheilacris vallensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Romaleidae |
| Subfamily: | Bactrophorinae |
| Genus: | Megacheilacris Descamps, 1978 |
Species edit
The Orthoptera Species File lists:[2]
- Megacheilacris bullifemur Descamps & Amédégnato, 1971
- type species (as Megacephalacris bullifemur = M. bullifemur bullifemur) - Megacheilacris graminicola Descamps & Amédégnato, 1971
- Megacheilacris megacephala Bruner, 1907
- Megacheilacris vallensis (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1971)
References edit
- ^ Descamps (1978) Bulletin Mus. natn. Hist. nat. Paris (Zool. 3e ser) 355: 382.
- ^ a b "Orthoptera Species File: genus Megacheilacris Descamps, 1978".