Paragryllacris

Paragryllacris
Australian Orthopterans: Paragryllacris combusta is bottom left
Scientific classification Edit this 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-" or "raspy-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

The Orthoptera Species File[3] lists:

  1. Paragryllacris combusta Gerstaecker, 1860
    - type species (locality: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
  2. Paragryllacris fissa Karny, 1929
  3. Paragryllacris griffinii Hebard, 1922
  4. Paragryllacris nigrosulcata Karny, 1929

References

  1. ^ Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1888) Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien 38: 369.
  2. ^ "Australian raspy cricket has the strongest bite of 650 insect species". New Scientist.
  3. ^ Orthoptera Species File (version 5.0: retrieved 4 July 2019)