| Bell cricket (Suzumushi) | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Family: | Gryllidae |
| Genus: | Meloimorpha |
| Species: | M. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Meloimorpha japonica (Haan, 1842) |
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Suzumushi (鈴虫, Homoeogryllus japonicus) is the Japanese name for the bell cricket, also known as the bell-ring cricket'. It is known particularly for its song.
Suzumushi is an autumn kigo used in haiku. Suzumushi is also the title of chapter 38 of The Tale of Genji, authored by Murasaki Shikibu. For unknown reasons, it is the only chapter skipped in Arthur Waley's translation of the book.