Melanogryllus
Melanogryllus is a genus of crickets in the family Gryllidae and tribe Gryllini, erected by Lucien Chopard in 1961.[1] Species appear to be widely distributed (but records are probably incomplete) including: North Africa, mainland Europe (not Scandinavia or the British Isles) and Asia (India, Monogolia and Taiwan).[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllidae |
| Subfamily: | Gryllinae |
| Tribe: | Gryllini |
| Genus: | Melanogryllus Chopard, 1961 |
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Species
The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists:
- Melanogryllus afghan Chopard, 1968
- Melanogryllus bilineatus Yang & Yang, 1994
- Melanogryllus carmichaeli (Chopard, 1928)
- Melanogryllus chopardi Bey-Bienko, 1968
- Melanogryllus conscitus (Walker, 1869)
- Melanogryllus desertus (Pallas, 1771) - type species (as Gryllus desertus Pallas)
References
- Chopard LM (1961) Les divisions du genre Gryllus basées sur l'étude de l'appareil copulateur (Orth. Gryllidae). Eos, Revista española de Entomología 37(3), 267–287. [1960]
- Orthoptera Species File: Genus Melanogryllus Chopard, 1961 (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 22 April 2023)
External links
Data related to Gryllini at Wikispecies
Media related to Melanogryllus at Wikimedia Commons
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