Anurogryllus

Anurogryllus
Anurogryllus muticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Gryllidae
Subfamily:	Gryllinae
Tribe:	Gryllini
Genus:	Anurogryllus Saussure, 1877 [1]
Species
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Anurogryllus, commonly known as short-tailed crickets, is a genus of crickets in the tribe Gryllini; species are recorded from the Americas. ^[1] The common and scientific names derive from the vestigial, poorly developed ovipositors of females. ^{[2] [3]}

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists the following species: ^[4]

• Anurogryllus abortivus (Saussure, 1874)
• Anurogryllus amolgos Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
• Anurogryllus annae Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
• Anurogryllus antillarum (Saussure, 1874)
• Anurogryllus arboreus Walker, 1973
• Anurogryllus australis Saussure, 1877
• Anurogryllus beebei Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
• Anurogryllus brevicaudatus Saussure, 1877
• Anurogryllus caraibeus (Saussure, 1874)
• Anurogryllus carinatus Gorochov, 2019
• Anurogryllus celerinictus Walker, 1973
• Anurogryllus clarazianus (Saussure, 1874)
• Anurogryllus cubensis (Rehn, 1937)
• Anurogryllus ecphylos Otte, 2006
• Anurogryllus edithsantosus Cadena-Castañeda, 2021
• Anurogryllus ellops Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
• Anurogryllus forcipatus (Saussure, 1897)
• Anurogryllus fulvaster (Chopard, 1956)
• Anurogryllus fulvastrus (Chopard, 1956)
• Anurogryllus fuscus Caudell, 1913
• Anurogryllus gnomus Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
• Anurogryllus hierroi Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
• Anurogryllus mataracu Gorochov, 2019
• Anurogryllus matheticos Otte, 2006
• Anurogryllus minimus Gorochov, 2019
• Anurogryllus muticus (De Geer, 1773)
• Anurogryllus nerthus Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
• Anurogryllus nigua Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
• Anurogryllus nyctinomos Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
• Anurogryllus oaxaca Gorochov, 2019
• Anurogryllus pantanal Gorochov, 2019
• Anurogryllus parvispeculum Gorochov, 2019
• Anurogryllus patos Redü, 2017
• Anurogryllus tamaulipas Gorochov, 2019
• Anurogryllus tapes Redü, 2017
• Anurogryllus toledopizai (de Mello, 1988)
• Anurogryllus toltecus (Saussure, 1874)
• Anurogryllus typhlos Otte & Peck, 1998
• Anurogryllus vanescens Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
• Anurogryllus vibrans Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009

References

1. "Genus Anurogryllus". Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
2. Walker, Thomas J. "Genus Anurogryllus". Singing Insects of North America (SINA). Retrieved 2015-07-06.
3. Walker, T. J. (1973). "Systematics and acoustic behavior of U.S. and Caribbean short-tailed crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Anurogryllus)" (PDF). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 66: 1269–1277. doi:10.1093/aesa/66.6.1269.
4. "Anurogryllus Saussure, 1877". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-08-27.