Gigagryllus

Gigagryllus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Gryllidae
Genus:	Gigagryllus Cadena-Castañeda & García, 2020
Species:	G. omayrae
Binomial name
Gigagryllus omayrae Cadena-Castañeda & García, 2020

Gigagryllus is a genus of giant field cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae. Its type and only species is Gigagryllus omayrae.

Etymology

The species name, omayrae, is dedicated to Omayra Sánchez, a victim of the Armero tragedy, which occurred in the department of Tolima.^[1]

Distribution

Gigagryllus omayrae is found in the middle Magdalena region of Colombia, particularly in the department of Tolima.^[1]

References

1. Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J.; García, Alexander García (2020-08-13). "Studies in Colombian Ensifera and adjacent countries: Gigagryllus, a new genus of giant field crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) with comments on current Neotropical Gryllinae classification". Zootaxa. 4830 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4830.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334.