Lepidogryllus

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Lepidogryllus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Subfamily: Gryllinae
Tribe: Modicogryllini
Genus: Lepidogryllus
Otte & Alexander, 1983

Lepidogryllus [1] is a genus of crickets, sometimes known as mottled field crickets, in the family Gryllidae and tribe Modicogryllini. Species have been found in Australia and Vietnam. [2]

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Species

Lepidogryllus includes the following (mostly Australian) species: [2]

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References

  1. Otte D, Alexander RD (1983) Monographs Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 22: 101.
  2. 1 2 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 26 August 2019)