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Gryllodes

Gryllodes is a genus of crickets in the family Gryllidae and tribe Gryllini. Species have been recorded in Australia, Asia, Africa (Ethiopia), central Europe, subtropical and tropical Americas.

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Gryllodes
Gryllodes sigillatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Subfamily: Gryllinae
Tribe: Gryllini
Genus: Gryllodes
Saussure, 1874
Synonyms

Gryllolandrevus Bolívar, 1922

Gryllodes1 is a genus of crickets in the family Gryllidae and tribe Gryllini. Species have been recorded in Australia, Asia, Africa (Ethiopia), central Europe, subtropical and tropical Americas.2

The type species, Gryllodes sigillatus, may be called the tropical or Indian house cricket: a cosmopolitan species that is cultured for pet-food.

Species

Gryllodes includes the following species:2

  1. Gryllodes flavispina Saussure, 1877
  2. Gryllodes sigillatus (Walker, 1869) - type species (as Gryllus sigillatus Walker F)
  3. Gryllodes supplicans (Walker, 1859)
References

References

  1. Saussure (1874) Mission scientifique au Méxique et dans l'Amérique centrale 6: 409.
  2. Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 28 August 2019)
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