Gigagryllus
Genus of crickets
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Gigagryllus is a genus of giant field cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae. Its type and only species is Gigagryllus omayrae.
| Gigagryllus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllidae |
| Genus: | Gigagryllus Cadena-Castañeda & García, 2020 |
| Species: | G. omayrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gigagryllus omayrae Cadena-Castañeda & García, 2020 | |
Etymology
The species name, omayrae, is dedicated to Omayra Sánchez, a victim of the Armero tragedy, which occurred in the department of Tolima.[1]
