Tenuigryllacris

Tenuigryllacris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllacrididae
Subfamily: Gryllacridinae
Genus: Tenuigryllacris
Li, Yin & He, 2024
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Tenuigryllacris 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] This genus now includes the species T. fruhstorferi (Griffini, 1914) from Vietnam, which has been placed previously in the genera Melaneremus and (originally) Neanias; other species are recorded from southern China.[2]

Species

The Orthoptera Species File includes the following:[2]

  1. Tenuigryllacris fruhstorferi (Griffini, 1914)
  2. Tenuigryllacris hainanensis Luo, Zhang & Bian, 2024
  3. Tenuigryllacris huanglianensis Li, Yin & He, 2024type species (by original designation)
  4. Tenuigryllacris yingjiangensis Li, Yin & He, 2024

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 Tenuigryllacris Li, Yin & He, 2024 (retrieved 1 March 2026)
  • Data related to Gryllacridinae at Wikispecies