Gryllodinus Bolívar, 1927

Ma, Libin, Zheng, Yanna & Qiao, Min, 2021, Revision of Chinese crickets of the tribe Modicogryllini Otte & Alexander, 1983 with notes on relevant taxa (Orthoptera: Gryllidae; Gryllinae), Zootaxa 4990 (2), pp. 227-252 : 234-235

Genus Gryllodinus Bolívar, 1927

Gryllodes (Gryllodinus) Bolívar, 1927: 102

Eugryllodes , synonymized by Chopard, 1967: 111

Gryllodinus, Gorochov, 1979: 92

Type species: Gryllodes kerkennensis Finot, 1893 Included species: Gryllodinus kerkennensis ( Finot, 1893) , Gryllodinus odicus ( Uvarov, 1911) , Gryllodinus abditus Gorochov, 1979 and G. jijilacus sp. nov.

Remarks. The distinct feature of Gryllodinus species is the clypeus is very large and strongly convex. Three species of the genus were recorded worldwide ( Gorochov, 1979). Although they possess similar appearance with each other ( Gorochov, 1979; Gorochov, 1986; Uvarov, 1911), the male genitalia are distinct ( Gorochov, 1979). Besides overall similarity in this genus, the species also resemble to some species of Modicogryllus and Turanogryllus , from arid areas. G. odicus for example, Uvarov (1911) indicated that it is similar with G. kerkennensis and Turanogryllus lateralis ( Fieber, 1853) in coloration and pattern of head and pronotum; and Gorochov (1979) indicated that it similar to M. pallipalpis , M. latefasciatus , M. pseudocyprius , M. nitidus and M. algirius , and very similar to M. pseudocyprius and M. algirius . In this study, the specimens of the genus found in China rather resemble to the species T. lateralis . And we used to confuse these two species so much that when we went to Xinjiang to collect our samples, we mistakenly assumed that the specimens of T. lateralis was the species of Gryllodinus we were looking for. Here is the genus Gryllodinus is initially introduced to China.