Gryllomorpha dalmatina

Gryllomorpha dalmatina, common name wingless house-cricket, is a species of cricket belonging to the family Gryllidae subfamily Gryllomorphinae.[1][2]

Gryllomorpha dalmatina
Gryllomorpha dalmatina. Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Orthoptera
Family:
Gryllidae
Genus:
Gryllomorpha
Species:
G. dalmatina
Binomial name
Gryllomorpha dalmatina
(Ocskay, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Acheta dalmatina Ocskay, 1832
  • Gryllomorpha fasciata Fieber, 1853
  • Gryllomorpha pieperi' Harz, 1979
  • Gryllomorpha strumae Andreeva, 1982
  • Gryllus aptera Schaffer, 1838

Subspecies

Subspecies include: [3]

  • Gryllomorpha dalmatina cretensis Ramme, 1927
  • Gryllomorpha dalmatina dalmatina (Ocskay, 1832)
  • Gryllomorpha dalmatina minutissima Gorochov & Ünal, 2012
  • Gryllomorpha dalmatina pieperi Harz, 1979
  • Gryllomorpha dalmatina schmidti Gorochov, 1996

Distribution

This cricket is mainly present in France, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, in the Near East and in North Africa. [4]

Description
Dorsal view

Gryllomorpha dalmatina is the largest species of the genus Gryllomorpha. The adults grow up to 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in). They are wingless. The basic coloration of the body is pale brown, with dark-brown markings on the body and the legs. The antennae are very long. Also legs are rather long. The female ovipositor is long and thin and can reach a length of about 12–17 millimetres (0.47–0.67 in).[5][6]

Biology

They can commonly be encountered in nature from April through early Autumn, but in the domestic environment they are active all year round. They can be found in buildings, especially in dark moist places, as caves, cellars, basements, but also under stones and bark. [5] As a matter of fact, these crickets fear the light and feed on organic debris.

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References
  1. BioLib
  2. Catalogue of life
  3. Orthoptera Online
  4. Fauna Europaea
  5. Linnea.it
  6. A.V. Gorochov A study of the genus Gryllomorpha Fieber, 1853 (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Gryllomorphinae)


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