Cyrtoxipha gundlachi and Orocharis gryllodes are two common, well-studied Florida crickets whose scientific names are in doubt. We determine that C. gundlachi Saussure (1874) may retain its name and designate a neotype to stabilize that interpretation. We find that Cyrtoxipha orientalis Desutter-Grandcolas (2003) is a valid species rather than a junior synonym of Cyrtoxipha gundlachi sensu Otte & Perez-Gelabert (2009) and that the Jamaican species C. clarki Otte & Perez-Gelabert (2009) is a close relative of C. gundlachi. Finally, we determine that the Florida species formerly known as O. gryllodes (Pallas 1772) is now Antillicharis oriobates Otte & Perez-Gelabert (2009).
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1 December 2012
The Scientific Names of Two Common Florida Crickets (Orthoptera, Gryllidae)
Thomas J. Walker,
David H. Funk
Florida Entomologist
Vol. 95 • No. 4
December 2012
Vol. 95 • No. 4
December 2012
Caribbean crickets
Eneopterinae
grillos del Caribe
nombres científicos
scientific names
Trigonidiinae