Gryllus

Gryllus is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured.[2] The type species is Gryllus campestris L.: the European field cricket.

This article is about the genus of cricket. For the ancient Athenian, see Gryllus, son of Xenophon.

Gryllus
Female Gryllus campestris
Gryllus bimaculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Gryllidae
Tribe:	Gryllini
Genus:	Gryllus Linnaeus, 1758 [1]
Species
Many, see text

Until the mid-1950s, native field crickets in eastern North America were all assigned to a single species, Acheta assimilis Fabricius. Although regional variation in calling song and life history were noted,[3][4] no morphological characters could be found to reliably distinguish these variants.[5] Building upon the pioneering work of Fulton,[4] Alexander [5] used male calling song, life history and crosses between putative species to revise the taxonomy of gryllines in the eastern United States, and recognized five species, although at the time they were still classified in the genus Acheta.

Species

The genus contains the following species :[6][7]

Gryllus abditus Otte & Peck, 1997 Gryllus abingdoni Otte & Peck, 1997 Gryllus abnormis Chopard, 1970 Gryllus alogus Rehn, 1902 – damp-loving field cricket Gryllus amarensis (Chopard, 1921) Gryllus ambulator Saussure, 1877 Gryllus argenteus (Chopard, 1954) Gryllus argentinus Saussure, 1874 Gryllus armatus Scudder, 1902 Gryllus assimilis (Fabricius, 1775) – Jamaican field cricket Gryllus ater Walker, 1869 Gryllus barretti Rehn, 1901 Gryllus bellicosus Otte & Cade 1984 Gryllus bicolor Saussure, 1874 Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer, 1773 Gryllus braueri (Karny, 1910) Gryllus brevecaudatus (Chopard, 1961) – short-tailed field cricket Gryllus brevicaudus Weissman, Rentz, Alexander & Loher 1980 Gryllus bryanti Morse, 1905 Gryllus campestris Linnaeus, 1758 Gryllus capitatus Saussure, 1874 Gryllus carvalhoi (Chopard, 1961) Gryllus cayensis Walker, 2001 – Keys wood cricket Gryllus chaldeus (Uvarov 1922) Gryllus chappuisi (Chopard, 1938) Gryllus chichimecus Saussure, 1897 Gryllus cohni Weissman, Rentz, Alexander & Loher 1980 Gryllus comptus Walker, 1869 Gryllus conradti (Bolivar, 1910) Gryllus darwini Otte & Peck 1997 Gryllus debilis Walker, 1871 Gryllus firmus Scudder, 1902 – sand field cricket Gryllus fultoni (Alexander, 1957) – southern wood cricket Gryllus fulvipennis Blanchard, 1854 Gryllus galapageius Scudder, 1893 Gryllus genovesa Otte & Peck 1997 Gryllus insularis Scudder, 1876 Gryllus integer Scudder, 1901 – western trilling cricket Gryllus isabella Otte & Peck 1997

Gryllus jallae Giglio-Tos, 1907 Gryllus kapushi Otte, 1987 Gryllus krugeri Otte, Toms & Cade 1988 Gryllus lineaticeps Stål, 1861 – variable field cricket Gryllus luctuosus (Bolivar, 1910) Gryllus madagascarensis Walker, 1869 Gryllus marchena Otte & Peck 1997 Gryllus maunus Otte, Toms & Cade 1988 Gryllus maximus (Uvarov 1952) Gryllus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1909 Gryllus miopteryx Saussure, 1877 Gryllus multipulsator Weissman 2009[8] – Long-chirp Field Cricket Gryllus mzimba Otte, 1987 Gryllus namibius Otte & Cade 1984 Gryllus nigrohirsutus Alexander, 1991 Gryllus nyasa Otte & Cade 1984 Gryllus opacus Chopard, 1927 Gryllus ovisopis Walker, 1974 – taciturn wood cricket Gryllus parilis Walker, 1869 Gryllus pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838 – fall field cricket Gryllus personatus Uhler, 1864 – Badlands cricket Gryllus peruviensis Saussure, 1874 Gryllus pinta Otte & Peck 1997 Gryllus quadrimaculatus Saussure, 1877 Gryllus rhinoceros Gorochov, 2001 Gryllus rixator Otte & Cade 1984 Gryllus rubens Scudder, 1902 – eastern trilling cricket Gryllus scudderianus Saussure, 1874 Gryllus signatus Walker, 1869 Gryllus spinulosus Johannson, 1763 Gryllus subpubescens (Chopard, 1934) Gryllus texensis Cade & Otte 2000 – Texas trilling cricket Gryllus urfaensis Gumussuyu, 1978 Gryllus veletis (Alexander & Bigelow 1960) – spring field cricket Gryllus vernalis Blatchley, 1920 – northern wood cricket Gryllus vicarius Walker, 1869 Gryllus vocalis Scudder, 1901 – vocal field cricket Gryllus zaisi Otte, Toms & Cade 1988 Gryllus zambezi (Saussure, 1877)

References

1. "Gryllus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
2. "Field crickets — Gryllus spp". Featured Creatures. University of Florida. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
3. Rehn, J.A.G., and Hebard, M. (1915). The genus Gryllus (Orthoptera) as found in America. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 67:292-322.
4. Fulton, B. B. 1952. Speciation in the field cricket. Evolution 6, 283-295.
5. Alexander, R.D. (1957). The taxonomy of the field crickets of the eastern United States (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Acheta). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 50:584-602.
6. "Gryllus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
7. Species common names, BugGuide
8. Long-chirp field cricket, Singing Insects of North America (SINA)

External links

• Data related to Gryllus at Wikispecies
• Media related to Gryllus at Wikimedia Commons