''Anurogryllus'', commonly known as short-tailed crickets, is a genus of

crickets Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets, and, more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms,Imms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 8 ...

in the tribe

Gryllini GrylliniLaicharting (1781) ''Verzeichnis und Beschreibung der Tyroler Insecten'' 1. is a tribe of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera) and typical of the family Gryllidae. Species are terrestrial, carnivorous or omnivorous and can be found in all con ...

; species are recorded from the

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

. The common and scientific names derive from the vestigial, poorly developed ovipositors of females.

Species

The Orthoptera Species File database lists the following species: *'' Anurogryllus abortivus'' (Saussure, 1874) *'' Anurogryllus amolgos'' Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009 *'' Anurogryllus annae'' Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009 *'' Anurogryllus antillarum'' (Saussure, 1874) *''

Anurogryllus arboreus ''Anurogryllus arboreus'', the common short-tailed cricket or arboreal short-tailed cricket, is a species of cricket in the family Gryllidae. It is native to the southern and south-eastern United States where it lives in a burrow that it digs. D ...

'' Walker, 1973 *'' Anurogryllus beebei'' Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009 *''

Anurogryllus brevicaudatus ''Anurogryllus'', commonly known as short-tailed crickets, is a genus of crickets in the tribe Gryllini; species are recorded from the Americas. The common and scientific names derive from the vestigial, poorly developed ovipositors of females. ...

'' Saussure, 1877 *'' Anurogryllus celerinictus'' Walker, 1973 *'' Anurogryllus cubensis'' (Rehn, 1937) *'' Anurogryllus ecphylos'' Otte, 2006 *'' Anurogryllus ellops'' Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009 *''

Anurogryllus forcipatus ''Anurogryllus'', commonly known as short-tailed crickets, is a genus of crickets in the tribe Gryllini; species are recorded from the Americas. The common and scientific names derive from the vestigial, poorly developed ovipositors of females. ...

'' (Saussure, 1897) *''

Anurogryllus fulvaster ''Anurogryllus'', commonly known as short-tailed crickets, is a genus of crickets in the tribe Gryllini; species are recorded from the Americas. The common and scientific names derive from the vestigial, poorly developed ovipositors of females. ...

'' (Chopard, 1956) *''

Anurogryllus fuscus ''Anurogryllus'', commonly known as short-tailed crickets, is a genus of crickets in the tribe Gryllini; species are recorded from the Americas. The common and scientific names derive from the vestigial, poorly developed ovipositors of females. ...

'' Caudell, 1913 *''

Anurogryllus gnomus ''Anurogryllus'', commonly known as short-tailed crickets, is a genus of crickets in the tribe Gryllini; species are recorded from the Americas. The common and scientific names derive from the vestigial, poorly developed ovipositors of females. ...