English, Chinese and Latin and Japanese names
for some of the more popular singing Crickets kept
in
China & Japan.
中國鳴蟲
Smaller crickets (size between 0,8 and 1,3 cm) like:
Small Yellow bell ( Xiao huangling ) 小黃鈴 Anaxipha Pallidula
Big Yellow bell ( Dahuangling ) 大黃鈴 Anaxipha sp.
Golden Bell (Jinling 金鈴) Svistella bifaciata - Kin-hibari
Inkbell (Moling 墨鈴) Homeoxipha lycoides
Longlife bell (Shouling 壽鈴)
Stonebell (Shiling 石鈴) Ornebius kanetataki - Kanetataki
and for the slightly larger (1,8 to 3,5 cm) like:
Bamboo bells (Zhuling 竹鈴) Oecanthus longicauda - Kantan
Cedarbell (Songling 松鈴)
Black Goldbell (Hei 黑) Jinzhong 金鐘 - aka Horsebell) 馬鈴 Homeogryllus japonica Suzumushi
Green Goldbell (Lü Jinzhong 綠金鐘 - aka Heavenly Bell) 天鈴 Truljalia hibinonis, T. forceps
Some still larger individuals are also kept like
Bush & Ground Crickets and Katydids (3,5 - 6,5 cm)
Iron Armoured Katydid (Tiepi guoguo 鐵被蟈蟈)
Older Brother Summer (Xia gege 夏哥哥) Gampsocleis gratiosa, G sadakovii obscura
The Weaver (Fangzhiniang 紡織娘) Mecopodae longata
Sister, (Jieer, Zhazui 姐兒 蚱嘴)
Many of the fighting crickets are also kept only for their beautiful singing, like:
Fighting cricket (Douxi 鬥蟋) Velarifictorus aspersus, V. micado
Coffinheads (Guanzai bangzi 棺宰榜子) Loxoblemmus doenitz
Oily Calabash (Youhulu 油葫蘆) Teleogryllus emma - Emma korogi
(Qüqü'r 蛐蛐兒)