''Gryllus'' is a

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of field cricket (

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Gryllidae The family ''Gryllidae'' contains the subfamilies and genera which entomologists now term true crickets. Having long, whip-like antennae, they belong to the Orthopteran suborder Ensifera, which has been greatly reduced in the last 100 years (''e ...

, Gryllinae). Members of the genus are typically 15–31 mm long and darkly coloured. The

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Gryllus campestris ''Gryllus campestris'', the European field cricket or simply the field cricket in the British Isles, is the type species of crickets in its genus and tribe Gryllini. These flightless dark colored insects are comparatively large; the males ra ...

'' 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'' Otte & Peck, 1997 *'' Gryllus abingdoni'' Otte & Peck, 1997 *'' Gryllus abnormis'' Chopard, 1970 *'' Gryllus alogus'' Rehn, 1902 – damp-loving field cricket *'' Gryllus amarensis'' (Chopard, 1921) *'' Gryllus ambulator'' Saussure, 1877 *'' Gryllus argenteus'' (Chopard, 1954) *'' Gryllus argentinus'' Saussure, 1874 *'' Gryllus armatus'' 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 *''

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*'' Gryllus capitatus'' Saussure, 1874 *'' Gryllus carvalhoi'' (Chopard, 1961) *'' Gryllus cayensis'' Walker, 2001 – Keys wood cricket *'' Gryllus chaldeus'' (Uvarov 1922) *'' Gryllus chappuisi'' (Chopard, 1938) *'' Gryllus chichimecus'' Saussure, 1897 *'' Gryllus cohni'' Weissman, Rentz, Alexander & Loher 1980 *'' Gryllus comptus'' Walker, 1869 *'' Gryllus conradti'' (Bolivar, 1910) *'' Gryllus darwini'' Otte & Peck 1997 *'' Gryllus debilis'' Walker, 1871 *''

Gryllus firmus ''Gryllus firmus'', commonly known as the sand field cricket, is a species of cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae. It is found in the southeastern United States. Description ''Gryllus firmus'' is very similar in appearance to other crickets found ...

'' Scudder, 1902 – sand field cricket *'' Gryllus fultoni'' (Alexander, 1957) – southern wood cricket *'' Gryllus fulvipennis'' Blanchard, 1854 *'' Gryllus galapageius'' Scudder, 1893 *'' Gryllus genovesa'' Otte & Peck 1997 *'' Gryllus insularis'' Scudder, 1876 *''

Gryllus integer ''Gryllus integer'', commonly known as the western trilling cricket, is one of many species of field cricket (subfamily Gryllinae) in the genus ''Gryllus''. It is called the "triller" field cricket because its song is nearly continuous rather tha ...

'' Scudder, 1901 – western trilling cricket *'' Gryllus isabella'' Otte & Peck 1997 *'' Gryllus jallae'' Giglio-Tos, 1907 *'' Gryllus kapushi'' 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 Hemi ...

'' Stål, 1861 – variable field cricket *'' Gryllus luctuosus'' (Bolivar, 1910) *'' Gryllus madagascarensis'' Walker, 1869 *'' Gryllus marchena'' Otte & Peck 1997 *'' Gryllus maunus'' Otte, Toms & Cade 1988 *'' Gryllus maximus'' (Uvarov 1952) *'' Gryllus meruensis'' Sjöstedt, 1909 *'' Gryllus miopteryx'' 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'' Otte & Cade 1984 *'' Gryllus nigrohirsutus'' Alexander, 1991 *'' Gryllus nyasa'' Otte & Cade 1984 *'' Gryllus opacus'' Chopard, 1927 *'' Gryllus ovisopis'' Walker, 1974 – taciturn wood cricket *'' Gryllus parilis'' 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 cricke ...

'' Burmeister, 1838 – fall field cricket *'' Gryllus personatus'' Uhler, 1864 – Badlands cricket *'' Gryllus peruviensis'' Saussure, 1874 *'' Gryllus pinta'' Otte & Peck 1997 *'' Gryllus quadrimaculatus'' Saussure, 1877 *'' Gryllus rhinoceros'' Gorochov, 2001 *'' Gryllus rixator'' Otte & Cade 1984 *''

Gryllus rubens ''Gryllus rubens'', commonly known as the southeastern field cricket, is one of many cricket species known as a field cricket. It occurs throughout most of the Southeastern United States. Its northern range spans from southern Delaware to th ...

'' Scudder, 1902 – eastern trilling cricket *'' Gryllus scudderianus'' Saussure, 1874 *'' Gryllus signatus'' Walker, 1869 *'' Gryllus spinulosus'' Johannson, 1763 *'' Gryllus subpubescens'' (Chopard, 1934) *''

Gryllus texensis ''Gryllus texensis'' is a species of cricket described by William H. Cade and Otte Otte is a surname and given name. Notable persons with that name include: Given name * Otte Brahe (1518–1571), Danish (Scanian) nobleman and statesman * Otte K ...

'' Cade & Otte 2000 – Texas trilling cricket *'' Gryllus urfaensis'' Gumussuyu, 1978 *'' Gryllus veletis'' (Alexander & Bigelow 1960) – spring field cricket *'' Gryllus vernalis'' 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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