''Acheta'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ...

s. It most notably contains the

house cricket ''Acheta domesticus'', commonly called the house cricket, is a cricket most likely native to Southwestern Asia, but between 1950 and 2000 it became the standard feeder insect for the pet and research industries and spread worldwide. They can be ...

(''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the

ICZN The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is a widely accepted convention in zoology that rules the formal scientific naming of organisms treated as animals. It is also informally known as the ICZN Code, for its publisher, the Int ...

in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender.Genus ''Acheta'' at Orthoptera Species File
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Species

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Acheta angustiusculus ''Acheta'' is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *'' Acheta angustiusculus'' *'' Achet ...

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Acheta arabicus ''Acheta'' is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *''Acheta angustiusculus'' *'' Acheta ...

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Acheta brevipennis ''Acheta'' is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *''Acheta angustiusculus'' *''Acheta ...

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Acheta chudeaui ''Acheta'' is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *''Acheta angustiusculus'' *''Acheta ...

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Acheta confalonierii ''Acheta'' is a genus of cricket (insect), crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *''Acheta angustiusc ...

'' *'' Acheta domesticus''

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1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological ...

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Acheta gossypii ''Acheta'' is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *''Acheta angustiusculus'' *''Acheta ...

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Acheta hispanicus ''Acheta'' is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *''Acheta angustiusculus'' *''Acheta ...

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Acheta latiusculus ''Acheta'' is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *'' Acheta angustiusculus'' *'' Achet ...

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Acheta meridionalis ''Acheta'' is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *''Acheta angustiusculus'' *''Acheta ...

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Acheta pachycephalus ''Acheta'' is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *'' Acheta angustiusculus'' *'' Achet ...

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Acheta rufopictus ''Acheta'' is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *'' Acheta angustiusculus'' *'' Achet ...

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Acheta svatoshi ''Acheta'' is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *'' Acheta angustiusculus'' *'' Achet ...

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Acheta turcomanus ''Acheta'' is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *'' Acheta angustiusculus'' *'' Achet ...

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Acheta turcomanoides ''Acheta'' is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (''Acheta domesticus''). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Species *'' Acheta angustiusculus'' *'' Achet ...

References

''Acheta'' at Encyclopedia of Life
Gryllinae Orthoptera genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{gryllidae-stub