First report of the female Acanthogryllus asiaticus Gorochov, 1990 (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Gryllinae) from India and updated description of two crickets of Gryllini
Author
Meena, Ashok Kumar
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Author
Swaminathan, Rajamani
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Author
Swaminathan, Tatiana
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-04-08
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journal article
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Genus
Acanthogryllus
Saussure, 1877
Acanthogryllus
Saussure 1877
: Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve 25(1): 300 [132].
Otte and Cade. 1984. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 136: 118.
Acanthogryllus
(re-description) Gorochov. 1988. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 67(1): 102.
Type
species:
Acanthogryllus fortipes
(Walker)
, by monotypy
Diagnosis:
Body size medium to slightly large, head often big, usually with longitudinal stripes on occiput, fore tibiae with a large hole
type
external and small internal tympanum, hind tibiae with well pronounced, long spurs, including 7 or 8 inner and 7 or 8 outer subapical spurs. Members of this genus have both
types
of hind wings (brachypterous and macropterous). Male genitalia somewhat similar to
Gryllus
, i.e., epiphallus trilobed with median lobe extending beyond lateral lobes. Ectoparameres different, resembling those of
Platygryllus primiformis
, but shorter.
Composition:
This genus is represented by only 6 species worldwide and only one species has been reported from Asia-tropical, including the Indian subcontinent (
Cigliano
et al
., 2022
).