''Paragryllacris'' is a genus of Australian
Orthoptera
Orthoptera () is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and wētā. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – gras ...
ns, sometimes known as "leaf-folding-" or "raspy-crickets" in the family
Gryllacridinae
Gryllacridinae is an Orthopteran subfamily in the family Gryllacrididae.
Tribes and Genera
The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists:
Ametrini
Auth.: Cadena-Castañeda, 2019;
;genus group Ametrae Cadena-Castañeda, 2019
distribution: Australia ...
, erected by the Swiss entomologist
Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl
Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl (13 June 1823, Bern – 24 August 1914, Kirchdorf) was a geologist and physicist who worked as the first head of telegraphy administration in Switzerland. He was the first to promote transnational cooperation for teleg ...
in 1888. 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.
Species
The ''Orthoptera Species File''
Orthoptera Species File (version 5.0: retrieved 4 July 2019)
/ref> 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
References
External links
Photo at BrisbaneInsects.com
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Ensifera genera
Gryllacrididae
Orthoptera of Australia