Acheta

Acheta
	Acheta domesticus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Gryllidae
Tribe:	Gryllini
Genus:	Acheta; Linnaeus, 1758
Species
	15, See text.

Short description: Genus of crickets

Acheta is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (Acheta domesticus). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender.^[1]^[2]

Species

Acheta angustiusculus
Acheta arabicus
Acheta brevipennis
Acheta chudeaui
Acheta confalonierii
Acheta domesticus Linnaeus, 1758
Acheta gossypii
Acheta hispanicus
Acheta latiusculus
Acheta meridionalis
Acheta pachycephalus
Acheta rufopictus
Acheta svatoshi
Acheta turcomanus
Acheta turcomanoides

References

↑ [1] Determination of the gender attributable to the generic names Acheta Linnaeus, 1758 (Class Insecta, Order Orthoptera) and Geotrupes Latreille. 1796 (Class Insecta, Order Coleoptera) (variation of Rulings given in Opinions 299 and 346 respectively). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 12: 433–440.
↑ Genus Acheta at Orthoptera Species File

Acheta at Encyclopedia of Life

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[1] [1] Determination of the gender attributable to the generic names Acheta Linnaeus, 1758 (Class Insecta, Order Orthoptera) and Geotrupes Latreille. 1796 (Class Insecta, Order Coleoptera) (variation of Rulings given in Opinions 299 and 346 respectively). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 12: 433–440.

[2] Genus Acheta at Orthoptera Species File

Acheta

Acheta domesticus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Gryllidae
Tribe:	Gryllini
Genus:	Acheta Linnaeus, 1758
Species
15, See text.