| Aracamby | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Phalangopsidae |
| Subfamily: | Luzarinae |
| Genus: | Aracamby de Mello, 1992 |
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Aracamby is a genus of crickets in the family Phalangopsidae, native to the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil. Unusually for crickets, they appear to not provide paternal investments to their mates.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
- Aracamby balneatorius de Mello, 1992
- Aracamby mucuriensis de Mello, 1992
- Aracamby picinguabensis de Mello, 1992
References
- Jour. Orth. Res. 1:50 (1992)
- Mello, Francisco de A.G. de (2007). "Female monopolization and paternity assurance in South American crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea): Mating plugs, extra claspers and forced copulation". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 47 (20): 245–257. doi:10.1590/S0031-10492007002000001. hdl:11449/28486.
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| Aracamby | |