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Orthoptera Species File
Family

Gryllotalpidae Leach, 1815

mole crickets; Maulwurfsgrillen

Type

type genus of Gryllotalpidae Leach, 1815

Nomenclature (49)

  • Gryllotalpidae Leach, 1815: 119.

    type genus Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1802

  • Gryllotalpina [sic] Leach, 1815 (not Latin)

    type genus Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1802

  • Gryllotalpidae Leach, 1815 in Rentz & Su, 2019: 352.
  • Gryllotalpidae Leach, 1815 in Josse, Faberon, Schubnel, Nel & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2023

References (40)

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Descendants and synonyms

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Family1045
Subfamily2136
Tribe6006
Genus85518
Superspecies8008
Species12411120255
Subspecies20810