Teleogryllus commodus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Superfamily: | Grylloidea |
Family: | Gryllidae |
Subfamily: | Gryllinae |
Genus: | Teleogryllus |
Species: | T. commodus |
Binomial name | |
Teleogryllus commodus (Walker, 1869) |
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Synonyms | |
Gryllus commodus Walker |
Gryllus commodus Walker
Gryllus carbonarius Audinet-Serville 1839
Gryllus fuliginosus Audinet-Serville 1839
Gryllus servillii de Saussure 1877
Teleogryllus oceanicus, commonly known as the black field cricket is a cricket species native to Australia.
Male T. commodus use advertisement calling to attract mates. Inbred males call less often than out-bred males. Female T. commodus prefer males with a more frequent calling effort, so that inbred males suffer reductions in mating success. Male calling rate likely serves as an indicator to females of genome-wide heterozygosity and/or male condition.