Miogryllus convolutus

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Miogryllus convolutus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Subfamily: Gryllinae
Tribe: Gryllini
Genus: Miogryllus
Species:
M. convolutus
Binomial name
Miogryllus convolutus
Synonyms   [1]
  • Gryllus convolutusJohansson, 1763
  • Gryllus aterDe Geer, 1773
  • Gryllus pusillusBurmeister, 1838
  • Gryllus nitidulusStål, 1858
  • Gryllodes micromegasSaussure, 1874
  • Gryllodes brevipennisSaussure, 1874
  • Gryllodes parvipennisSaussure, 1874
  • Nemobius distinguendusScudder, 1896
  • Nemobius delicatusScudder, 1896

Miogryllus convolutus is a species of cricket from South America.

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Description

M. convolutus exists in a number of forms. Most strikingly, there are micropterous (small-winged) and macropterous (large-winged) forms, but there is also variation in colouration. [1]

Distribution

M. convolutus has one of the widest geographical distributions of any member of the family Gryllidae in the Americas. [1] It is found in both South and North America, [2] having been recorded from Mexico, Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay and Argentina. [1]

Taxonomic history

M. convolutus was first described (under the name Gryllus convolutus) in Carl Linnaeus' 1763 work Centuria Insectorum , although authorship is often ascribed to Boas Johansson, whose dissertation that work formed. The species' wide geographical distribution, the degree of variation within the species, and the characteristics of the original descriptions have led to a large number of synonyms. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Alejo Mesa; Paula García-Novo; Thaisa Roat; Cauré Portugal (2004). "Morphological characters and karyology of Miogryllus piracicabensis Piza (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)". Neotropical Entomology . 33 (3): 337–340. doi: 10.1590/S1519-566X2004000300010 . hdl: 11449/19642 .