Melanogryllus desertus
| Melanogryllus desertus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllidae |
| Genus: | Melanogryllus |
| Species: | M. desertus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanogryllus desertus Pallas, 1771 | |
Melanogryllus desertus, also known as lesser field cricket or desert cricket, is a cricket found in Europe.
Distribution
This species is found in eastern Austria, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, eastern Cyprus, southern European Russia, southern France (with Corsica), Georgia, mainland Greece (with East Aegean Islands), Hungary, Italy (without Sicily and Sardinia), Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, northeastern China (Xinjiang), North Macedonia, southern Portugal, Romania, Serbia, southern Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (without Balearic Islands), Ukraine, eastern Uzbekistan, and western Turkey.[2][1]
References
- 1 2 Hochkirch, A.; Chobanov, D.P.; Zuna-Kratky, T.; Gomboc, S.; Puskas, G.; Ivkovic, S.; Rutschmann, F.; Sirin, D.; Defaut, B.; Korsunovskaya, O.; Kristin, A.; Willemse, L.P.M.; Presa, J.J.; Kleukers, R.; Szovenyi, G. (2016). "Melanogryllus desertus (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T68427425A74519629. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Desert Cricket (Melanogryllus desertus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-11-17.