Paragryllacris
Appearance
Paragryllacris | |
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Australian Orthopterans: Paragryllacris combusta is bottom left | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Gryllacrididae |
Subfamily: | Hyperbaeninae |
Tribe: | Paragryllacridini |
Genus: | Paragryllacris Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 |
Paragryllacris is a genus of Australian Orthopterans, sometimes known as 'leaf-folding crickets' in the family Gryllacridinae, erected by the Swiss entomologist Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1888.[1] It is fairly typical for its tribe Paragryllacridini. However, in a large comparison of 650 insect species, Australian Raspy Crickets were found to be the insect with the strongest bite. [2]
Species
[edit]The Orthoptera Species File[3] lists:
- Paragryllacris combusta Gerstaecker, 1860
- type species (locality: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) - Paragryllacris fissa Karny, 1929
- Paragryllacris griffinii Hebard, 1922
- Paragryllacris nigrosulcata Karny, 1929
References
[edit]- ^ Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1888) Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien 38: 369.
- ^ "Australian raspy cricket has the strongest bite of 650 insect species". New Scientist.
- ^ Orthoptera Species File (version 5.0: retrieved 4 July 2019)
External links
[edit]- Photo at BrisbaneInsects.com
Media related to Paragryllacris at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Paragryllacris at Wikispecies