Brachystola behrensii

Brachystola behrensii

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Romaleidae

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.

Distribution

Brachystola behrensii — (c) Francisco Farriols Sarabia, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Francisco Farriols Sarabia · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 54

Sources and credits

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Brachystola behrensii

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