Gigagryllus
Appearance
Gigagryllus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Gryllidae |
Genus: | Gigagryllus Cadena-Castañeda & García, 2020 |
Species: | G. omayrae
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Binomial name | |
Gigagryllus omayrae Cadena-Castañeda & García, 2020
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Gigagryllus is a genus of giant field cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae. Its type and only species is Gigagryllus omayrae.
Etymology
[edit]The species name, omayrae, is dedicated to Omayra Sánchez, a victim of the Armero tragedy, which occurred in the department of Tolima.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Gigagryllus omayrae is found in the middle Magdalena region of Colombia, particularly in the department of Tolima.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J.; García, Alexander García (2020-08-13). "Studies in Colombian Ensifera and adjacent countries: Gigagryllus, a new genus of giant field crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) with comments on current Neotropical Gryllinae classification". Zootaxa. 4830 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4830.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334.