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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Modicogryllus

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Polyneoptera > Anartioptera > Orthopterida > Orthoptera > Ensifera > Grylloidea > Family: Gryllidae > Gryllinae Group > Subfamily: Gryllinae > Modicogryllini

Eighty-eight species, with a distribution that includes Africa, Madagascar, Europe, Asia, Australia, and islands of Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. Six species are native to southern Africa.

Species native to southern Africa

List from Orthoptera Species File.

Modicogryllus brincki

 

 

Modicogryllus conspersus

Modicogryllus ngamius

 

 

Modicogryllus pafuri

 

 

Modicogryllus perplexus

 

 

Modicogryllus segnis

 

 

References

Text and photos by Hamish Robertson ©