Gryllotalpa africana, also known as the African mole cricket, is a relatively small mole cricket species, native to Africa, but local populations exist in Asia, and southern Europe.
It is now understood that G. africana is a species complex that may include cryptic species. These cryptic species can be distinguished only by their song patterns. There are two subspecies of G. africana; the Orthoptera Species File[1] lists:
Gryllotalpa africana Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
G. africana africana Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 (Africa, Portugal, Indian Subcontinent)
G. africana microphtalma Chopard, 1936 (Senegal)
Gryllotalpa bulla Townsend, 1983
Gryllotalpa debilis Gerstaecker, 1869
Gryllotalpa devia Saussure, 1877
Gryllotalpa robusta Townsend, 1983
Gryllotalpa rufescens Chopard, 1948
Biologyedit
The species is omnivorous. The mole cricket lives underground, making burrows and feeding on plant roots, larvae and other insects. It goes to the surface only at night - mostly in the mating season. It can fly too, when changing territory or when females are searching for males. Males call females by chirping. This cricket is considered a pest in some regions.
Referencesedit
^Orthoptera Species File. "species group Gryllotalpa (africana) Palisot de Beauvois, 1820". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
External linksedit
Media related to Gryllotalpa africana at Wikimedia Commons
Orthoptera Species File - Distribution and taxonomy for sensu stricto sp.
Agroatlas.ru - Information and images
January 01, 1970
gryllotalpa, africana, also, known, african, mole, cricket, relatively, small, mole, cricket, species, native, africa, local, populations, exist, asia, southern, europe, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, clas. Gryllotalpa africana also known as the African mole cricket is a relatively small mole cricket species native to Africa but local populations exist in Asia and southern Europe Gryllotalpa africana Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Orthoptera Suborder Ensifera Family Gryllotalpidae Genus Gryllotalpa Species G africana Binomial name Gryllotalpa africana Palisot de Beauvois 1805 Contents 1 Subspecies and similar species 2 Biology 3 References 4 External linksSubspecies and similar species editIt is now understood that G africana is a species complex that may include cryptic species These cryptic species can be distinguished only by their song patterns There are two subspecies of G africana the Orthoptera Species File 1 lists Gryllotalpa africana Palisot de Beauvois 1805 G africana africana Palisot de Beauvois 1805 Africa Portugal Indian Subcontinent G africana microphtalma Chopard 1936 Senegal Gryllotalpa bulla Townsend 1983 Gryllotalpa debilis Gerstaecker 1869 Gryllotalpa devia Saussure 1877 Gryllotalpa robusta Townsend 1983 Gryllotalpa rufescens Chopard 1948Biology editThe species is omnivorous The mole cricket lives underground making burrows and feeding on plant roots larvae and other insects It goes to the surface only at night mostly in the mating season It can fly too when changing territory or when females are searching for males Males call females by chirping This cricket is considered a pest in some regions References edit Orthoptera Species File species group Gryllotalpa africana Palisot de Beauvois 1820 orthoptera speciesfile org Retrieved 2023 03 03 External links edit nbsp Media related to Gryllotalpa africana at Wikimedia Commons Orthoptera Species File Distribution and taxonomy for sensu stricto sp Agroatlas ru Information and images Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gryllotalpa africana amp oldid 1158055233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
