genus
Grunagryllus Mendes Carvalho & Ferreira, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- Grunagryllus Mendes Carvalho & Ferreira, 2026: 4.
type species by original designation Grunagryllus aquaeclarae Mendes Carvalho & Ferreira, 2026
References (1)
- Mendes Carvalho, P.H. & Ferreira, R.L. (2026) Hidden in the shadows: Grunagryllus, a new genus of Paragryllina (Orthoptera: Phalangopsidae) reveals the first occurrence of the subtribe in the Brazilian Semiarid. Taxonomy, 6(45), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy6030045
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Derived from gruna, a traditional local term used to refer to caves in the Serra do Ramalho region, southwestern Bahia, where the type species was collected, combined with gryllus (Latin for cricket), an element commonly associated with cricket taxa, particularly genera assigned to the subtribe Paragryllina.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| species | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |