Gigagryllus

Gigagryllus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Genus: Gigagryllus
Cadena-Castañeda & García, 2020
Species:
G. omayrae
Binomial name
Gigagryllus omayrae
Cadena-Castañeda & García, 2020

Gigagryllus is a genus of giant field cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae. Its type and only species is Gigagryllus omayrae.

Etymology

The species name, omayrae, is dedicated to Omayra Sánchez, a victim of the Armero tragedy, which occurred in the department of Tolima.

Distribution

Gigagryllus omayrae is found in the middle Magdalena region of Colombia, particularly in the department of Tolima.

References

  1. 1 2 Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J.; García, Alexander García (2020-08-13). "Studies in Colombian Ensifera and adjacent countries: Gigagryllus, a new genus of giant field crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) with comments on current Neotropical Gryllinae classification". Zootaxa. 4830 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4830.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33056152.