Acheta
| Acheta | |
|---|---|
| Acheta domesticus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllidae |
| Subfamily: | Gryllinae |
| Tribe: | Gryllini |
| Genus: | Acheta Fabricius, 1775 |
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Acheta is a genus of crickets. It most notably contains the house cricket (Acheta domesticus). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Apart from the cosmopolitan house cricket, species are recorded from the Palaearctic realm and North America.