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Species Allonemobius socius - Southern Ground Cricket

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)
Infraorder Gryllidea (Crickets)
Family Gryllidae (True Crickets)
Subfamily Nemobiinae (Ground Crickets)
Genus Allonemobius (Robust Ground Crickets)
Species socius (Southern Ground Cricket)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Allonemobius socius (Scudder 1877)
Identification
Morphology and song are identical to A. fasciatus; the only way to distinguish the two is by allozyme assay or (in most cases) by range.
Range
Southeastern U.S. - see range map at SINA
Habitat
Open grassy areas
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