Home and distribution of the house cricket Acheta domesticus L.

Abstract

THE house cricket, Acheta domesticus, is generally believed to have moved into Europe and North America from arid and semi-arid areas of northern Africa or south-western Asia1. However, during my work on Acheta domesticusand related species, I have found evidence which suggests that the question regarding the native country and distribution of A. domesticus is more complicated. © 1961 Nature Publishing Group.