Gryllodes Explained

Gryllodes^[1] is a genus of crickets in the family Gryllidae and tribe Gryllini. Species have been recorded in Australia, Asia, Africa (Ethiopia), central Europe, subtropical and tropical Americas.^[2]

The type species, Gryllodes sigillatus, may be called the tropical or Indian house cricket: a cosmopolitan species that is cultured for pet-food.

Species

Gryllodes includes the following species:^[2]

1. Gryllodes flavispina Saussure, 1877
2. Gryllodes sigillatus (Walker, 1869) - type species (as Gryllus sigillatus Walker F)
3. Gryllodes supplicans (Walker, 1859)

Notes and References

1. Saussure (1874) Mission scientifique au Méxique et dans l'Amérique centrale 6: 409.
2. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1123304 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 28 August 2019)