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Gryllodes

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Gryllodes
Gryllodes sigillatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Subfamily: Gryllinae
Tribe: Gryllini
Genus: Gryllodes
Saussure, 1874
Synonyms

Gryllolandrevus Bolívar, 1922

Gryllodes[1] 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

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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

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