Macrotona

Macrotona
Macrotona australis, female laying eggs
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Catantopinae
Tribe: Catantopini
Genus: Macrotona
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Macrotona is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and tribe Catantopini. It includes eight described species and around 35 undescribed species. They are often found in association with spinifex.