Miogryllus

Miogryllus[1] is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Gryllinae ("field crickets"), in the family Gryllidae ("true crickets") and tribe Gryllini. Members of the genus Miogryllus are called striped crickets, also lesser field crickets.[3] There are two North American species of Miogryllus, Miogryllus lineatus, the western striped cricket, and Miogryllus saussurei, the eastern striped cricket. [2]

Miogryllus[1][2]
Miogryllus saussurei, eastern striped cricket
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Tribe: Gryllini
Genus: Miogryllus
Saussure, 1877

Species

The genus contains the following species:[4][1]

References

  • Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States, Capinera, Scott, Walker. 2004. Cornell University Press.
  • American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
  • Otte, Daniel (1994). Crickets (Grylloidea). Orthoptera Species File 1, 120.


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