Anurogryllus celerinictus
Anurogryllus celerinictus, the Indies short-tailed cricket, is a species of cricket in the family Gryllidae. It was described in 1973 by Thomas J. Walker.[1][2]
| Anurogryllus celerinictus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllidae |
| Genus: | Anurogryllus |
| Species: | A. celerinictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anurogryllus celerinictus Walker, 1973 | |
In January 2019, the noise from its song was proposed as the cause of the Havana syndrome.[3] A JASON report from November 2018 (declassified in September 2021) concluded that sounds recorded during investigations of Havana syndrome most likely came from A. celerinictus.[4]
References
- Walker, Thomas J. "Indies short-tailed cricket (Anurogryllus celerinictus)". entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu. Singing Insects of North America (SINA). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "species Anurogryllus celerinictus Walker, 1973". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- Sample, Ian (6 January 2019). "'Sonic attack' on US embassy in Havana could have been crickets, say scientists". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- Vergano, Dan (30 September 2021). "A Declassified State Department Report Says Microwaves Didn't Cause "Havana Syndrome"". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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