Abstract
The lipids of the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus (DeGeer) have been analyzed by thin-layer and gas–liquid chromatography. Choline phosphoglyceride (54.2%) and ethanolamine phosphoglyceride (35.4%) comprised most of the phospholipids. Smaller amounts of sphingomyelin and an unidentified acidic phospholipid were found. Linoieic acid made up roughly 50% of the fatty acids in each phospholipid class.