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  tribe Gryllini Laicharting, 1781
genus Gryllus (Linnaeus, 1758)
subgenus Gryllus (Linnaeus, 1758)

species Gryllus (Gryllus) brevicaudus Weissman, Rentz, Alexander & Loher, 1980

• Common name(s):  short-tailed field cricket
• Links:
  • Singing Insects of North America
• Distribution:
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• Specimen data are available.
• Citations:
  • Weissman, D.C.F. Rentz, R.D. Alexander & Loher. 1980. Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 106:327 >> Gryllus (Gryllus) brevicaudus
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, Southwestern U.S.A., California, Santa Clara County, Palo Alto
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Sex of type:  male
  • Location of type:  CAS San Francisco CA Acad.