Xenogryllus is a genus of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera) in the family Gryllidae, subfamily Eneopterinae and tribe Xenogryllini. Species have been found in (mostly tropical) Africa and Asia (including India, Indo-China, China, Korea and Japan).[1]

Xenogryllus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Subfamily: Eneopterinae
Tribe: Xenogryllini
Genus: Xenogryllus
Bolívar, 1890
Synonyms
  • Dindymus Kirby, 1906
  • Dionymus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
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Species

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There are currently 8 described species in Xenogryllus:[1][2]

  1. Xenogryllus eneopteroides Bolívar, 1890 – type species (locality: Duque de Bragança (Calandula), Angola)
  2. Xenogryllus lamottei Robillard, 2019
  3. Xenogryllus maichauensis Gorochov, 1992
  4. Xenogryllus maniema Robillard & Jaiswara, 2019
  5. Xenogryllus marmoratus (Haan, 1844)
  6. Xenogryllus mozambicus Robillard, 2019
  7. Xenogryllus transversus (Walker, 1869)
  8. Xenogryllus ululiu Gorochov, 1990

References

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  1. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 6 July 2019)
  2. ^ Jaiswara, Ranjana; Dong, Jiajia; Ma, Libin; Yin, Haisheng; Robillard, Tony (2019-01-17). "Taxonomic revision of the genus Xenogryllus Bolívar, 1890 (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Eneopterinae, Xenogryllini)". Zootaxa. 4545 (3): 301–338. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4545.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 30790904. S2CID 73486041.
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