Glomeremus orchidophilus
| Pollinating cricket | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Family: | Gryllacrididae |
| Genus: | Glomeremus |
| Species: | G. orchidophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Glomeremus orchidophilus Hugel et al. | |
Glomeremus orchidophilus is a newly discovered species of raspy cricket found in the island of Réunion in the Mascarene Islands.[1] It is the only known pollinator of the endangered orchid Angraecum cadetii. It is also the only cricket known to pollinate a flower.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pollinating Cricket". Top 10 New Species of 2010. Yahoo! News. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- ↑ "The pollinating cricket". In Pictures: Top ten new species. BBC. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
External links
- Video of Glomeremus orchidophilus hosted by BBC News
- S. Hugel, C. Micheneau, J. Fournel, B. H. Warren, A. Gauvin-Bialecki, T. Pailler, M. W. Chase & D. Strasberg (2010). "Glomeremus species from the Mascarene islands (Orthoptera, Gryllacrididae) with the description of the pollinator of an endemic orchid from the island of Réunion". Zootaxa 2545: 58–68.