Melanogryllus desertus

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Melanogryllus desertus
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Genus: Melanogryllus
Species:
M. desertus
Binomial name
Melanogryllus desertus
Pallas, 1771

Melanogryllus desertus, also known as lesser field cricket or desert cricket, is a cricket found in Europe.

Distribution

This species is found in eastern Austria, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, eastern Cyprus, southern European Russia, southern France (with Corsica), Georgia, mainland Greece (with East Aegean Islands), Hungary, Italy (without Sicily and Sardinia), Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, northeastern China (Xinjiang), North Macedonia, southern Portugal, Romania, Serbia, southern Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (without Balearic Islands), Ukraine, eastern Uzbekistan, and western Turkey. [2] [3]

References

  1. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/68427425/74519629
  2. "Desert Cricket (Melanogryllus desertus)" . Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  3. "Lesser Field-cricket" . Retrieved 2025-11-17.