Tridactylus
Genus of Caelifera
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Tridactylus[1][2] is a genus of pygmy mole crickets, with species recorded from Africa, India, Indo-China and Australia.[3]
| Tridactylus | |
|---|---|
| Tridactylus sp. (Kruger NP, South Africa) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Tridactylidae |
| Subfamily: | Tridactylinae |
| Genus: | Tridactylus Olivier, 1789 |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
The Orthoptera Species File lists:[3]
- Tridactylus angustus Günther, 1995
- Tridactylus australicus Mjoberg, 1913
- Tridactylus berlandi Chopard, 1920
- Tridactylus bijakherensis Gupta, Shi & Chandra, 2018
- Tridactylus fossor Fabricius, 1798
- Tridactylus major Scudder, 1869
- Tridactylus paradoxus Latreille, 1802 - type species (locality Dieke, Guinea)
- Tridactylus thoracicus Guérin-Méneville, 1844
- Tridactylus tithonus Blackith & Blackith, 1979
Note: species such as T. capensis and T. peruvianus Chopard, previously placed here, are now in similar genera such as Ellipes and Xya.