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Gryllus

Gryllus campestris

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Gryllus bimaculatus

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Family:	Gryllidae
Genus:	Gryllus Linnaeus, 1758 ^[1]

Species

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Gryllus is a genus of crickets. Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured ^[2]. Species are usually recognised by their life histories and by their song ^[3].

Species

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The genus contains the following species ^[4]:

Gryllus abditus Otte & Peck, 1997
Gryllus abingdoni Otte & Peck, 1997
Gryllus abnormis Chopard, 1970
Gryllus alogus Rehn, 1902
Gryllus amarensis (Chopard, 1921)
Gryllus ambulator Saussure, 1877
Gryllus argenteus (Chopard, 1954)
Gryllus argentinus Saussure, 1874
Gryllus armatus Scudder, 1902
Gryllus assimilis (Fabricius, 1775)
Gryllus ater Walker, 1869
Gryllus barretti Rehn, 1901
Gryllus bellicosus Otte & Cade 1984
Gryllus bicolor Saussure, 1874
Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer, 1773
Gryllus braueri (Karny, 1910)
Gryllus brevecaudatus (Chopard, 1961)
Gryllus brevicaudus Weissman, Rentz, Alexander & Loher 198
Gryllus bryanti Morse, 1905
Gryllus campestris Linnaeus, 1758
Gryllus capitatus Saussure, 1874
Gryllus carvalhoi (Chopard, 1961)
Gryllus cayensis Walker, 2001
Gryllus chaldeus (Uvarov 1922)
Gryllus chappuisi (Chopard, 1938)
Gryllus chichimecus Saussure, 1897
Gryllus cohni Weissman, Rentz, Alexander & Loher 198
Gryllus comptus Walker, 1869
Gryllus conradti (Bolivar, 1910)
Gryllus darwini Otte & Peck 1997
Gryllus debilis Walker, 1871
Gryllus firmus Scudder, 1902
Gryllus fultoni (Alexander, 1957)
Gryllus fulvipennis Blanchard, 1854
Gryllus galapageius Scudder, 1893
Gryllus genovesa Otte & Peck 1997
Gryllus insularis Scudder, 1876
Gryllus integer Scudder, 1901
Gryllus isabella Otte & Peck 1997

Gryllus jallae Giglio-Tos, 1907
Gryllus kapushi Otte, 1987
Gryllus krugeri Otte, Toms & Cade 1988
Gryllus lineaticeps Stål, 1861
Gryllus luctuosus (Bolivar, 1910)
Gryllus madagascarensis Walker, 1869
Gryllus marchena Otte & Peck 1997
Gryllus maunus Otte, Toms & Cade 1988
Gryllus maximus (Uvarov 1952)
Gryllus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1909
Gryllus miopteryx Saussure, 1877
Gryllus mzimba Otte, 1987
Gryllus namibius Otte & Cade 1984
Gryllus nigrohirsutus Alexander, 1991
Gryllus nyasa Otte & Cade 1984
Gryllus opacus Chopard, 1927
Gryllus ovisopis Walker, 1974
Gryllus parilis Walker, 1869
Gryllus pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838
Gryllus personatus Uhler, 1864
Gryllus peruviensis Saussure, 1874
Gryllus pinta Otte & Peck 1997
Gryllus quadrimaculatus Saussure, 1877
Gryllus rhinoceros Gorochov, 2001
Gryllus rixator Otte & Cade 1984
Gryllus rubens Scudder, 1902
Gryllus scudderianus Saussure, 1874
Gryllus signatus Walker, 1869
Gryllus spinulosus Johannson, 1763
Gryllus subpubescens (Chopard, 1934)
Gryllus texensis Cade & Otte 2000
Gryllus urfaensis Gumussuyu, 1978
Gryllus veletis (Alexander & Bigelow 1960)
Gryllus vernalis Blatchley, 1920
Gryllus vicarius Walker, 1869
Gryllus vocalis Scudder, 1901
Gryllus zaisi Otte, Toms & Cade 1988
Gryllus zambezi (Saussure, 1877)

References

^ Gryllus (TSN 657701). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
^ "Field crickets — Gryllus spp.". Featured Creatures. University of Florida. http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/crickets/gryllus.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-10.
^ Thomas J. Walker. "Genus Gryllus — field crickets". Singing Insects of North America. University of Florida. http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/walker/buzz/g464a.htm. Retrieved on 2009-02-10.
^ "Gryllus". Encyclopedia of Life. http://www.eol.org/pages/14294. Retrieved on 2009-02-10.

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