Homoeogryllus

Homoeogryllus^[1] is a genus of cricket in the subfamily Cachoplistinae and tribe Homoeogryllini. The recorded distribution is: Africa and Peninsular Malaysia.

Homoeogryllus
Homoeogryllus orientalis male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Phalangopsidae
Subfamily:	Cachoplistinae
Tribe:	Homoeogryllini
Genus:	Homoeogryllus Guérin-Méneville, 1847
Synonyms
Homaeogryllus Guérin-Méneville, 1847

Species

Some species, previously placed here are now in the genus Meloimorpha. The Orthoptera Species File^[2] lists:

• Homoeogryllus adunctus Gorochov, 1988
• Homoeogryllus ambo Gorochov, 2018
• Homoeogryllus cavicola Chopard, 1950
• Homoeogryllus deviatus Desutter-Grandcolas, 1985
• Homoeogryllus gabonensis Desutter-Grandcolas, 1985
• Homoeogryllus longicornis (Walker, 1869)
• Homoeogryllus lyristes Gorochov, 1988
• Homoeogryllus maroccanus Desutter-Grandcolas, 1985
• Homoeogryllus nigresculus Desutter-Grandcolas, 1985
• Homoeogryllus nigripennis Chopard, 1942
• Homoeogryllus orientalis Desutter-Grandcolas, 1985
• Homoeogryllus parvus Chopard, 1936
• Homoeogryllus reticulatus (Fabricius, 1781)
• Homoeogryllus tessellatus (Serville, 1838)
• Homoeogryllus venosus Saussure, 1878
• Homoeogryllus xanthographus Guérin-Méneville, 1847 – type species (as Homaeogryllus xanthographus)

Species

Some species in this genus has been kept as pet since antiquity in some China and Japan for the song they produce.