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Brachystola mexicana

Brachystola mexicana

Classification

Class
Insecta

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

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 197