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| name = ''Common Macrotona'' |
| name = ''Common Macrotona'' |
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| image = Macrotona australis laying eggs.jpg |
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| image_caption = Female, Laying eggs |
| image_caption = Female, Laying eggs |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| classis = [[Insect]]a |
| classis = [[Insect]]a |
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| ordo = [[Orthoptera]] |
| ordo = [[Orthoptera]] |
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| familia = [[Acrididae]] |
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| subfamilia = [[Catantopinae]] |
| subfamilia = [[Catantopinae]] |
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| tribe = [[Catantopini]] |
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== Description == |
== Description == |
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Size ranges from 1.7-3.0cm<ref name="wildsyd">{{cite web|url=http://www.faunanet.gov.au/wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=138|title=Common Macrotona Grasshopper Fact File |publisher=Wildlife of Sydney|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref>. Coulour varies from red to grey. Most individuals have a bronze colouring behind the rear legs. <ref name="wildsyd"/> |
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== Distribution and Habitat == |
== Distribution and Habitat == |
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Its presence has been verified across mainland [[Australia]] and [[Tasmania]] but not in the [[Northern Territory]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/name_s/b_2436.htm|title=Macrotona australis (Walker)|date=19 September, 2004|publisher=CSIRO|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> |
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It is commonly found with [[spinifex]] grass in [[heath]] habitats.<ref name="wildsyd"/> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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The Common Macrotona (Macrotona Australis) is found in southern and eastern Australia. [2]
Taxomony
Macrotona australis was first described by Francis Walker in 1870. Synonyms include Eumacrotona bella, Eumacrotona simplex, Heteracris australis, Macrotona gracilis, Macrotona lineola.[1]
Description
Size ranges from 1.7-3.0cm[3]. Coulour varies from red to grey. Most individuals have a bronze colouring behind the rear legs. [3]
Distribution and Habitat
Its presence has been verified across mainland Australia and Tasmania but not in the Northern Territory.[4]
It is commonly found with spinifex grass in heath habitats.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Common Macrotona". 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Daley, Elizabeth (2007). Wings: An introduction to Tasmania's winged insects. Riffles Pty Ltd.
- ^ a b c "Common Macrotona Grasshopper Fact File". Wildlife of Sydney. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ "Macrotona australis (Walker)". CSIRO. 19 September, 2004. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
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