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Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

House cricket; Le Grillon domestique; Heimchen
Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758): individual from Osnabrück (Germany). (Otu).
Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758): individual from Osnabrück (Germany). (Otu).
Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758): Pl. IX, Fig. male, tegmina expanded, hind wings removed. (Otu).
Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758): Pl. IX, Fig. 9a. male, wings closed. (Otu).
Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758): Pl. IX, Fig. 9c. female, wings expanded. (Otu).
Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758): Pl. IX, Fig. 9b. male, left tegmen. (Otu).
Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758): Fig. 239 (after Lugger). female. (Otu).
Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758): Pl. 9. female and male. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1591545; 8eea34f6-c0ed-4231-b09f-825561f42df3: male (North Macedonia: Vardar valley, Katlanovo). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (94)

  • Gryllus (Acheta) domesticus Linnaeus, 1758: 428.
  • Gryllus domesticus Linnaeus, 1758 in Linnaeus, 1761: 236.
  • Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Weissman & Gray, 2019: 29.
  • Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Rentz & Su, 2019: 67-68.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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Species1078