Orthoptera Species File (Version 2.0/3.5)        Home       Search       Taxa       Glossary       Key

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

species Gryllus (Gryllus) lineaticeps Stål, 1861

• Common name(s):  variable field cricket
• Links:
  • Singing Insects of North America
• Distribution:
  • 
• Specimen data are available.
• Citations:
  • Stål. 1861[1860]. Kongliga Svenska fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring jorden under befäl af C.A. Virgin åren 1851-1853 (Zoologi) 2(1):314 >> Gryllus lineaticeps
  • Chopard [Ed.]. 1967. In Beier [Ed.]. Orthopterorum Catalogus 10:54 >> Gryllus assimilis
  • Chopard [Ed.]. 1967. In Beier [Ed.]. Orthopterorum Catalogus 10:58 >> Note: Valid species >> Gryllus lineaticeps
  • Weissman, D.C.F. Rentz, R.D. Alexander & Loher. 1980. Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 106:345 >> Note: Type destroyed. Neotype designation
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, Southwestern U.S.A., California, Palo Alto
  • Kind of type:  neotype
  • Sex of type:  male
  • Location of type:  CAS San Francisco CA Acad.