Miogryllus is a genus of "true crickets" in the subfamily Gryllinae and tribe Gryllini from the Americas.[3] Members of the genus Miogryllus are called striped crickets, also lesser field crickets.[4] There are two North American species of Miogryllus, Miogryllus lineatus, the western striped cricket, and Miogryllus saussurei, the eastern striped cricket.[2]

Miogryllus[1][2]
Eastern striped cricket
Miogryllus saussurei, eastern striped cricket
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Tribe: Gryllini
Genus: Miogryllus
Saussure, 1877

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[3][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  2. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File, Miogryllus (retrieved 3 September 2024)
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Life Genus Miogryllus overview.
  • Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States, Capinera, Scott, Walker. 2004. Cornell University Press.
  • American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
  • Otte, Daniel (1994). Crickets (Grylloidea). Orthoptera Species File 1, 120.
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