Glomeremus orchidophilus
Pollinating cricket | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Family: | Gryllacrididae |
Genus: | Glomeremus |
Species: | G. orchidophilus |
Binomial name | |
Glomeremus orchidophilus Hugel et al. | |
Glomeremus orchidophilus is a newly discovered species of raspy cricket found in the island of Réunion in the Mascarene Islands.[1] It is the only known pollinator of the endangered orchid Angraecum cadetii. It is also the only cricket known to pollinate a flower.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pollinating Cricket". Top 10 New Species of 2010. Yahoo! News. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- ↑ "The pollinating cricket". In Pictures: Top ten new species. BBC. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
External links
- Video of Glomeremus orchidophilus hosted by BBC News
- S. Hugel, C. Micheneau, J. Fournel, B. H. Warren, A. Gauvin-Bialecki, T. Pailler, M. W. Chase & D. Strasberg (2010). "Glomeremus species from the Mascarene islands (Orthoptera, Gryllacrididae) with the description of the pollinator of an endemic orchid from the island of Réunion" (PDF). Zootaxa 2545: 58–68.
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