Anurogryllus

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Anurogryllus
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Anurogryllus muticus
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 Orthoptera Species File database lists the following species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.