Velarifictorus micado, the Japanese burrowing cricket, is a cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae (family Gryllidae).[1][2] It is found in southern Asia, along with an introduced population in the United States.[2] It was first reported in the US in 1959, likely as overwintering eggs in the soil of imported plants, and has since spread all throughout the eastern half of the country.[3][4]
V. micado front
paralyzed by a wasp - dorsal Wildlife Prairie Park
paralyzed by a wasp - ventral Wildlife Prairie Park- V. micado song
| Velarifictorus micado | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllidae |
| Genus: | Velarifictorus |
| Subgenus: | Velarifictorus |
| Species: | V. micado |
| Binomial name | |
| Velarifictorus micado (Saussure, 1877) | |
| Synonyms | |
Gryllus latefasciatus Chopard, 1933 | |
References
Further reading
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States, Capinera, Scott, Walker. 2004. Cornell University Press.
External links
Media related to Velarifictorus micado at Wikimedia Commons
