Brachystola
Sign in to saveBrachystola 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. thumb|Brachystola mexicana
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- Romaleinae
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- taxon common name
- Grassland Lubbers
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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. thumb|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)
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