Paragryllacris
Genus of cricket-like animals
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Paragryllacris is a genus of Australian Orthopterans, sometimes known as "leaf-folding-" or "raspy-crickets" in the family Gryllacridinae, erected by the Swiss entomologist Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1888.[1] It is fairly typical for its tribe Paragryllacridini. However, in a large comparison of 650 insect species, Australian Raspy Crickets were found to be the insect with the strongest bite. [2]
| Paragryllacris | |
|---|---|
| Australian Orthopterans: Paragryllacris combusta is bottom left | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllacrididae |
| Subfamily: | Hyperbaeninae |
| Tribe: | Paragryllacridini |
| Genus: | Paragryllacris Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 |
Species
The Orthoptera Species File[3] lists:
- Paragryllacris combusta Gerstaecker, 1860
- type species (locality: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) - Paragryllacris fissa Karny, 1929
- Paragryllacris griffinii Hebard, 1922
- Paragryllacris nigrosulcata Karny, 1929