Dracogryllacris

Dracogryllacris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllacrididae
Subfamily: Gryllacridinae
Genus: Dracogryllacris
Li, Yin & He, 2024
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Dracogryllacris is a is genus of Asian orthopterans, sometimes known as 'raspy crickets' or 'leaf-folding crickets': in the subfamily Gryllacridinae, with no tribe assigned;[1] it includes species previously placed in other genera such as Capnogryllacris and Gryllacris. Records of occurrence are from China (including Hainan Island), Taiwan and Vietnam.[2]

Species

The Orthoptera Species File includes the following:[2]

  1. Dracogryllacris axinis (Bian, Liu & Yang, 2021)
  2. Dracogryllacris humberti (Griffini, 1914) - Vietnam
  3. Dracogryllacris latilamargis (Duan, Chen & Shi, 2023)
  4. Dracogryllacris melanocrania (Karny, 1929)type species (as Gryllacris melanocrania Karny, 1929) from eastern China
  5. Dracogryllacris nanlingensis (Li, Liu & Li, 2014)
  6. Dracogryllacris nigromaculata (Ingrisch, 2018)
  7. Dracogryllacris nigromarginata (Karny, 1928)
  8. Dracogryllacris proxima (Gorochov, 2003) - Vietnam
  9. Dracogryllacris spinosa (Li, Liu & Li, 2014)
  10. Dracogryllacris zhoui (Pang, Zhang & Bian, 2023)

References

  1. ^ Li S-Y, Liu Y-J, Xu J-Y, Yin Z-X, He Z (2024) Molecular phylogeny of Chinese raspy crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae) reveals incongruences in current classification. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 201(4). DOI
  2. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File: genus Dracogryllacris Li, Yin & He, 2024 (retrieved 1 March 2026)
  • Data related to Gryllacridinae at Wikispecies