Paragryllacris Explained

Paragryllacris is a genus of Australian Orthopterans, sometimes known as 'leaf-folding 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]

Species

The Orthoptera Species File[3] lists:

  1. Paragryllacris combusta Gerstaecker, 1860
    - type species (locality: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
  2. Paragryllacris fissa Karny, 1929
  3. Paragryllacris griffinii Hebard, 1922
  4. Paragryllacris nigrosulcata Karny, 1929

External links

Notes and References

  1. Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1888) Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien 38: 369.
  2. Web site: Australian raspy cricket has the strongest bite of 650 insect species . New Scientist.
  3. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1131290 Orthoptera Species File (version 5.0: retrieved 4 July 2019)

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