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Tridactylus

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Tridactylus
Tridactylus sp. (Kruger NP, South Africa)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Tridactylidae
Subfamily: Tridactylinae
Genus: Tridactylus
Olivier, 1789
Synonyms
  • Heteropus Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
  • Trydactylus Salfi, 1935

Tridactylus[1][2] is a genus of pygmy mole crickets, with species recorded from Africa, India, Indo-China and Australia.[3]

Species

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The Orthoptera Species File lists:[3]

Note: species such as T. capensis and T. peruvianus Chopard, previously placed here, are now in similar genera such as Ellipes and Xya.

References

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  1. ^ Olivier GA (1789) Encyclopédie méthodique. Histoire naturelle. Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des crustacés, des arachnides et des insectes 4: 26.
  2. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 20 August 2020)
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