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Macrazelota cervina

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Common pig-head
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Macrazelota
Species:
M. cervina
Binomial name
Macrazelota cervina
Walker, 1870
Synonyms[1]
  • Platacanthus cervina
  • Gerenia dilatata
  • Crassofemuria rubripes
  • Azelota cervina

The Macrazelota cervina is a grasshopper also known as the common pig-head.[2][3] It can be found in some parts of Australia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Macrazelota cervina (Walker, 1870)". Australian Faunal Directory.
  2. ^ "Macrazelota cervina (Walker, F., 1870) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist Species details. 2011. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  3. ^ a b Sjöstedt, Yngve (1921). "Macrazelota cervina". Acridiodea australica; monographie der bisher von Australien bekannten heuschrecken mit kurzen fühlern (in German and Latin). Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksells. pp. 218–219. doi:10.5962/t.173291 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.