''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (

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, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mid-1950s, native field crickets in eastern North America were all assigned to a single species, ''Acheta assimilis'' Fabricius. Although regional variation in calling song and life history were noted,Rehn, J.A.G., and Hebard, M. (1915). The genus ''Gryllus'' (Orthoptera) as found in America. ''Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.'' 67:292-322.Fulton, B. B. 1952. Speciation in the field cricket. Evolution 6, 283-295. no morphological characters could be found to reliably distinguish these variants.Alexander, R.D. (1957). The taxonomy of the field crickets of the eastern United States (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Acheta). ''Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am.'' 50:584-602. Building upon the pioneering work of Fulton, Alexander used male calling song, life history and crosses between putative species to revise the taxonomy of gryllines in the eastern United States, and recognized five species, although at the time they were still classified in the genus ''Acheta''.

Species

The genus contains the following species : *''

Gryllus abditus ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is ''Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mid- ...

'' Otte & Peck, 1997 *''

Gryllus abingdoni ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket ( Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is ''Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mid- ...

'' Otte & Peck, 1997 *'' Gryllus abnormis'' Chopard, 1970 *'' Gryllus alogus'' Rehn, 1902 – damp-loving field cricket *'' Gryllus amarensis'' (Chopard, 1921) *''

Gryllus ambulator ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket ( Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is ''Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mid- ...

'' Saussure, 1877 *'' Gryllus argenteus'' (Chopard, 1954) *''

Gryllus argentinus ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is ''Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mid-1 ...

'' Saussure, 1874 *''

Gryllus armatus ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket ( Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is ''Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mid- ...

'' Scudder, 1902 *''

Gryllus assimilis ''Gryllus assimilis'', commonly known as the Jamaican field cricket and sometimes referred to as the silent cricket (a misnomer) among other names, is one of many cricket species known as a field cricket. Its natural habitats are the West Indies ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) – Jamaican field cricket *'' Gryllus ater'' Walker, 1869 *'' Gryllus barretti'' Rehn, 1901 *'' Gryllus bellicosus'' Otte & Cade 1984 *'' Gryllus bicolor'' Saussure, 1874 *'' Gryllus bimaculatus'' De Geer, 1773 *'' Gryllus braueri'' (Karny, 1910) *'' Gryllus brevecaudatus'' (Chopard, 1961) – short-tailed field cricket *'' Gryllus brevicaudus'' Weissman, Rentz, Alexander & Loher 1980 *'' Gryllus bryanti'' Morse, 1905 *'' Gryllus campestris'' Linnaeus,

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*'' Gryllus capitatus'' Saussure, 1874 *'' Gryllus carvalhoi'' (Chopard, 1961) *'' Gryllus cayensis'' Walker, 2001 – Keys wood cricket *''

Gryllus chaldeus ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket ( Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is ''Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mid- ...

'' (Uvarov 1922) *'' Gryllus chappuisi'' (Chopard, 1938) *''

Gryllus chichimecus ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mi ...

'' Saussure, 1897 *'' Gryllus cohni'' Weissman, Rentz, Alexander & Loher 1980 *''

Gryllus comptus ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket ( Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is ''Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mid- ...

'' Walker, 1869 *''

Gryllus conradti ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mi ...

'' (Bolivar, 1910) *'' Gryllus darwini'' Otte & Peck 1997 *''

Gryllus debilis ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the ...

'' Walker, 1871 *'' Gryllus firmus'' Scudder, 1902 – sand field cricket *'' Gryllus fultoni'' (Alexander, 1957) – southern wood cricket *''

Gryllus fulvipennis ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mi ...

'' Blanchard, 1854 *''

Gryllus galapageius ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the ...

'' Scudder, 1893 *'' Gryllus genovesa'' Otte & Peck 1997 *'' Gryllus insularis'' Scudder, 1876 *'' Gryllus integer'' Scudder, 1901 – western trilling cricket *'' Gryllus isabella'' Otte & Peck 1997 *'' Gryllus jallae'' Giglio-Tos, 1907 *''

Gryllus kapushi ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is ''Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mid-1 ...

'' Otte, 1987 *'' Gryllus krugeri'' Otte, Toms & Cade 1988 *''

Gryllus lineaticeps ''Gryllus lineaticeps'', the variable field cricket, is a species of cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae. It is found in North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western ...

'' Stål, 1861 – variable field cricket *''

Gryllus luctuosus ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket ( Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is ''Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mid- ...

'' (Bolivar, 1910) *''

Gryllus madagascarensis ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mi ...

'' Walker, 1869 *'' Gryllus marchena'' Otte & Peck 1997 *'' Gryllus maunus'' Otte, Toms & Cade 1988 *'' Gryllus maximus'' (Uvarov 1952) *''

Gryllus meruensis ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the ...

'' Sjöstedt, 1909 *''

Gryllus miopteryx ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the ...

'' Saussure, 1877 *'' Gryllus multipulsator'' Weissman 2009Long-chirp field cricket
Singing Insects of North America (SINA) – Long-chirp Field Cricket *'' Gryllus mzimba'' Otte, 1987 *''

Gryllus namibius ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mi ...

'' Otte & Cade 1984 *''

Gryllus nigrohirsutus ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mi ...

'' Alexander, 1991 *''

Gryllus nyasa ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mi ...

'' Otte & Cade 1984 *'' Gryllus opacus'' Chopard, 1927 *'' Gryllus ovisopis'' Walker, 1974 – taciturn wood cricket *''

Gryllus parilis ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the ...

'' Walker, 1869 *''

Gryllus pennsylvanicus ''Gryllus pennsylvanicus'' is known as the fall field cricket. ''G. pennsylvanicus'' is common in southern Ontario, is widespread across much of North AmericaAlexander, R. D. 1968. Life cycle origins, speciation, and related phenomena in crickets ...

'' Burmeister, 1838 – fall field cricket *''

Gryllus personatus ''Gryllus personatus'', the badlands cricket, is a species of cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae Gryllinae, or field crickets, are a subfamily of insects in the order Orthoptera and the family Gryllidae. They hatch in spring, and the young cr ...

'' Uhler, 1864 – Badlands cricket *'' Gryllus peruviensis'' Saussure, 1874 *'' Gryllus pinta'' Otte & Peck 1997 *''

Gryllus quadrimaculatus ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mi ...

'' Saussure, 1877 *'' Gryllus rhinoceros'' Gorochov, 2001 *'' Gryllus rixator'' Otte & Cade 1984 *'' Gryllus rubens'' Scudder, 1902 – eastern trilling cricket *'' Gryllus scudderianus'' Saussure, 1874 *''

Gryllus signatus ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket ( Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is ''Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mid- ...

'' Walker, 1869 *'' Gryllus spinulosus'' Johannson, 1763 *''

Gryllus subpubescens ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mi ...

'' (Chopard, 1934) *'' Gryllus texensis'' Cade & Otte 2000 – Texas trilling cricket *''

Gryllus urfaensis ''Gryllus'' is a genus of field cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The type species is '' Gryllus campestris'' L.: the European field cricket. Until the mi ...

'' Gumussuyu, 1978 *'' Gryllus veletis'' (Alexander & Bigelow 1960) – spring field cricket *''

Gryllus vernalis ''Gryllus vernalis'', the northern wood cricket, is a species of cricket native to deciduous woods of the midwestern United States, where its primary habitat is leaf litter. It can be identified by its totally black exoskeleton An exoskeleto ...

'' Blatchley, 1920 – northern wood cricket *'' Gryllus vicarius'' Walker, 1869 *'' Gryllus vocalis'' Scudder, 1901 – vocal field cricket *'' Gryllus zaisi'' Otte, Toms & Cade 1988 *'' Gryllus zambezi'' (Saussure, 1877)

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