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Ellipes

Ellipses is a genus of tiny mole-cricket like insects in the family Tridactylidae.

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Ellipes
Ellipes gurneyi, Florida, US
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Tridactylidae
Genus: Ellipes
Scudder, 19021

Ellipses is a genus of tiny mole-cricket like insects in the family Tridactylidae.2

Species

  • Ellipes californicus Günther, 1985 – California and Baja California Norte
  • Ellipes deyrupi Woo, 2021 – Florida
  • Ellipes eisneri Deyrup, 2005 – Florida
  • Ellipes gurneyi Günther, 1977 – southern U.S.
  • Ellipes minuta Scudder, 1863 – eastern and central North America.
  • Ellipes monticolus Günther, 1977 – southwestern U.S.
References

References

  1. "Ellipes". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
  2. "Genus Ellipes". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-03-02.