Paragryllacris is a genus of Australian Orthopterans, sometimes known as "leaf-folding-" or "raspy-crickets" in the family Gryllacridinae, erected by the Swiss entomologist Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1888.Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1888) Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien 38: 369. It is fairly typical for its tribe Paragryllacridini. However, in a large comparison of 650 insect species, Australian Raspy Crickets were found to be the insect with the strongest bite.
Species The Orthoptera Species FileOrthoptera Species File (version 5.0: retrieved 4 July 2019) lists: Paragryllacris combusta Gerstaecker, 1860- type species (locality: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Paragryllacris fissa Karny, 1929 Paragryllacris griffinii Hebard, 1922 Paragryllacris nigrosulcata Karny, 1929
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External links Photo at BrisbaneInsects.com