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]
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| Australian Orthopterans: Paragryllacris combusta is bottom left | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllacrididae |
| Subfamily: | Hyperbaeninae |
| Tribe: | Paragryllacridini |
| Genus: | Paragryllacris Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 |
Species
editThe Orthoptera Species File[3] lists:
- Paragryllacris combusta Gerstaecker, 1860
- type species (locality: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) - Paragryllacris fissa Karny, 1929
- Paragryllacris griffinii Hebard, 1922
- Paragryllacris nigrosulcata Karny, 1929
References
edit- ^ Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1888) Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien 38: 369.
- ^ "Australian raspy cricket has the strongest bite of 650 insect species". New Scientist.
- ^ Orthoptera Species File (version 5.0: retrieved 4 July 2019)
External links
edit- Photo at BrisbaneInsects.com
Media related to Paragryllacris at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Paragryllacris at Wikispecies
