Species

Euscyrtus (Osus) hemelytrus (Haan, 1844)

common grass cricket; 半翅纤蟋

Nomenclature (34)

Gryllus (Eneoptera) hemelytrus Haan, 1844: 231.
Holotype; male; ba465437-02da-4f8f-8ac9-e2ba4fdd82ce; deposited at: Naturalis Biodiversity Center (NBC);
Euscirtus [sic] subapterus Stål, 1877: 52.
Holotype; male; ae5a84be-7f51-467f-86ab-cb32aa496bed; deposited at: Swedish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collections (NHRS); Philippines

Euscyrtus (Osus) hemelytrus (Haan, 1844) in Haibil, Nuñeza & Tan, 2026: 320.
Euscyrtus (Osus) hemelytrus (Haan, 1844) in He, Chen, Hu & An, 2026

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Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Alluding to the moderately short elytra, with prefix ἡμῐ / hemi = half.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
Species	1	0	6	7