Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Jarmilaxipha ecuadorica
Bush Cricket
Herbivore; maybe scavenger?; arid to pampa zone; February-June, and September. this species was probably carried to the Galápagos on living plants. It frequently comes to lights, so could also have been attracted to ship lights, and then carried to and throughout the Archipelago. the earliest records are from 1970 on Floreana (1.III.1970, Blackbeach, W.E. Ferguson, at light on ship, in USNM) and from Santa Cruz (43 in MCZ, 4.III.70, CDRS, R. Silberglied).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Orthoptera
Suborder
Ensifera
Superfamily
Grylloidea
Family
Gryllidae
Genus
Jarmilaxipha
Species
ecuadorica
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1970
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Otte, D. Peck, S.B (1998) Crickets of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Nemobiinae and Trigonidiinae). Journal of Orthoptera Research 7: 231-240.
- Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Jarmilaxipha ecuadorica", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6535. Accessed 31 October 2026.