Gryllus rubens
| Southeastern field cricket | |
|---|---|
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| Gryllus rubens in Alabama | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Family: | Gryllidae |
| Genus: | Gryllus |
| Species: | G. rubens |
| Binomial name | |
| Gryllus rubens (Scudder, 1902) | |
Gryllus rubens, commonly known as the southeastern field cricket, is one of many cricket species known as a field cricket.[1][2] It occurs throughout most of the Southeastern United States. Its northern range spans from southern Delaware to the extreme southeastern corner of Kansas, with a southern range stretching from Florida to eastern Texas.[3]
It has been found to be morphologically indistinguishable from G. texensis, with which it shares its range. However, their call song structure is different.[4]
G. rubens also occurs alongside G. firmus in portions of its range and can be difficult to differentiate. They can be distinguished by their call song and forewing color pattern. G. rubens has a slower call song than G. firmus (this may be caused by just a difference in ambient temperature!). Its forewings also have a pale lateral field with inconspicuous veins and crossveins. G. firmus has venation that is paler than the background of the lateral field.[5]
References
- ↑ "Gryllus rubens Scudder, 1902". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ "Gryllus rubens (Southeastern Field Cricket)". Zipcode Zoo. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Gryllus rubens (Southeastern Field Cricket)". University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ↑ Cade, W.; Otte, D. (2000). "Gryllus texensis n. sp.: A Widely Studied Field Cricket (Orthoptera; Gryllidae) from the Southern United States". Transactions: The American Entomological Society. The American Entomological Society. 126 (Part 1): 117–123.
- ↑ "Drawings are of the right forewings of male Florida field crickets". University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department. Retrieved August 3, 2011.