Thaumatogryllus

Thaumatogryllus is a genus of crickets in the family Oecanthidae. It was first described by British entomologist Robert Cyril Layton Perkins in 1899, with T. variegatus as the type and sole species. It currently includes four species, all known from the islands of Hawaiʻi.^[1][2]

Thaumatogryllus
Thaumatogryllus cavicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Oecanthidae
Tribe:	Xabeini
Genus:	Thaumatogryllus Perkins, 1899
Type species
Thaumatogryllus variegatus Perkins, 1899
Species
4, see text

Species

This genus includes the following species:^[1]

• Thaumatogryllus cavicola Gurney & Rentz, 1978 – Hawaiʻi Island
• Thaumatogryllus conanti Otte, 1994 – Nīhoa
• Thaumatogryllus mauiensis Otte, 1994 – Maui
• Thaumatogryllus variegatus Perkins, 1899 – Kauaʻi