Meloimorpha japonica

Bell cricket (Suzumushi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Family:	Gryllidae
Genus:	Meloimorpha
Species:	M. japonica
Binomial name
	Meloimorpha japonica; (Haan, 1842)

Suzumushi (鈴虫, Homoeogryllus japonicus) is the Japanese name for the bell cricket, also known as the bell-ring cricket'. It is known particularly for its song.

Japanese literature

Suzumushi is an autumn kigo used in haiku. Suzumushi is also the title of chapter 38 of The Tale of Genji, authored by Murasaki Shikibu. For unknown reasons, it is the only chapter skipped in Arthur Waley's translation of the book.

Suzumushi are kept as pets by Chieko Sada, the main character of Kawabata's novel The Old Capital and are mentioned several times.^{[citation needed]}

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