Glomeremus orchidophilus
Species of cricket-like animal
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Glomeremus orchidophilus[1] is a recently (2010) discovered species of raspy cricket found in the island of Réunion in the Mascarene Islands.[2] It is the only known pollinator of the orchid Angraecum cadetii. It is also the only cricket known to pollinate a flower.[3]
| Glomeremus orchidophilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllacrididae |
| Subfamily: | Gryllacridinae |
| Tribe: | Ametroidini |
| Genus: | Glomeremus |
| Species: | G. orchidophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Glomeremus orchidophilus Hugel et al. | |