Brachytrupes membranaceus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Gryllidae |
Subfamily: | Gryllinae |
Tribe: | Gryllini |
Genus: | Brachytrupes |
Species: | B. membranaceus
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Binomial name | |
Brachytrupes membranaceus (Drury, 1770)[1]
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Brachytrupes membranaceus, the tobacco cricket, is a species of cricket in the family Gryllidae. It is a pest of crops including young tobacco plants. There are four subspecies, all of which are native to Africa.