Velarifictorus micado, the Japanese burrowing cricket, is a cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae (family Gryllidae).[1][2] It is found in southern Asia, along with an introduced population in the United States.[2] It was first reported in the US in 1959, likely as overwintering eggs in the soil of imported plants, and has since spread all throughout the eastern half of the country.[3][4] V. micado is considered to be quite passive and non-destructive. Studies have shown that its range has spread northward and may be much more invasive than previously thought. [5]
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V. micado front -
paralyzed by a wasp - dorsal Wildlife Prairie Park -
paralyzed by a wasp - ventral Wildlife Prairie Park -
V. micado song
| Velarifictorus micado | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllidae |
| Genus: | Velarifictorus |
| Subgenus: | Velarifictorus |
| Species: | V. micado
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| Binomial name | |
| Velarifictorus micado (Saussure, 1877)
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| Synonyms | |
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Gryllus latefasciatus Chopard, 1933 | |
References
edit- ^ bugguide.net Velarifictorus micado species information.
- ^ a b "Velarifictorus micado (Saussure, 1877)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "Japanese burrowing cricket Velarifictorus micado (Saussure 1877)". The Orthopterists' Society. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Alexander, Richard D.; Thomas J. Walker (1962). "Two introduced field crickets new to eastern United States (Orthoptera, Gryllidae)" (PDF). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 55: 90–94 – via The Orthopterists' Society.
- ^ Bowles, D. E. (2018). Introduced Japanese burrowing cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) micado) range continues to expand in North America. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 27(2), 177–181. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26606716
Further reading
edit- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States, Capinera, Scott, Walker. 2004. Cornell University Press.
External links
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