Biology:Brachystola

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Short description: Genus of grasshoppers

Brachystola
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Brachystola magna
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Romaleidae
Subfamily: Romaleinae
Tribe: Romaleini
Genus: Brachystola
Scudder, 1876

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 genetic studies.[1][2][3][4][5]

Brachystola mexicana

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

Wikidata ☰ Q10434485 entry