Anurogryllus | |
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Anurogryllus muticus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Gryllidae |
Subfamily: | Gryllinae |
Tribe: | Gryllini |
Genus: | Anurogryllus Saussure, 1877 [1] |
Species | |
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Anurogryllus, commonly known as short-tailed crickets, is a genus of crickets in the tribe Gryllini; species are recorded from the Americas.[1] The common and scientific names derive from the vestigial, poorly developed ovipositors of females.[2][3]