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Melanogryllus

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Melanogryllus
Melanogryllus desertus
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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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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, Mongolia and Taiwan).[2]

Species

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The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists:

  1. Melanogryllus afghan Chopard, 1968
  2. Melanogryllus bilineatus Yang & Yang, 1994
  3. Melanogryllus carmichaeli (Chopard, 1928)
  4. Melanogryllus chopardi Bey-Bienko, 1968
  5. Melanogryllus conscitus (Walker, 1869)
  6. Melanogryllus desertus (Pallas, 1771) - type species (as Gryllus desertus Pallas)

References

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  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File: Genus Melanogryllus Chopard, 1961 (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 22 April 2023)
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