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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)

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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.

Subspecies and similar species

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

Biology

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.

References

^ Orthoptera Species File. "species group Gryllotalpa (africana) Palisot de Beauvois, 1820". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

External links

Media related to Gryllotalpa africana at Wikimedia Commons
Orthoptera Species File - Distribution and taxonomy for sensu stricto sp.
Agroatlas.ru - Information and images

[1] Orthoptera Species File. "species group Gryllotalpa (africana) Palisot de Beauvois, 1820". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

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+{{Short description|Species of cricket-like animal}}
-{{italic title}}{{Taxobox
+{{Speciesbox
-| name = ''Gryllotalpa africana''
+| image = Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpa africana) (16643378886).jpg
-| image =
 | image_caption =
+| taxon = Gryllotalpa africana
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| authority = ([[Palisot de Beauvois]], 1805)
-| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
+| synonyms =
-| subphylum = [[Hexapoda]]
+}}
-| classis = [[Insect]]a
+'''''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]].
-| ordo = [[Orthoptera]]
-| subordo = [[Ensifera]]
-| superfamilia = [[Grylloidea]]
-| familia = [[Gryllotalpidae]]
-| genus = [[Gryllotalpa]]
-| species = Gryllotalpa africana
-| binomial = Gryllotalpa africana
-| binomial_authority = ([[Palisot de Beauvois]], 1805)
-| synonims =
-}}{{italic title}}
+==Subspecies and similar species==
-'''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''<ref>{{Cite web|title=species group Gryllotalpa (africana) Palisot de Beauvois, 1820|author= Orthoptera Species File
+|url=http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1217364|access-date=2023-03-03|website=orthoptera.speciesfile.org}}</ref> 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
 ==Biology==
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 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-* [http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/pests/Gryllotalpa_africana/] - Information and images
 ==External links==
+* {{Commonscat inline}}
-*  [http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1128800] - Distribution and taxonomy
+* [http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1128800 ''Orthoptera Species File'' - Distribution and taxonomy for ''sensu stricto'' sp.]
+* [http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/pests/Gryllotalpa_africana/ ''Agroatlas.ru'' - Information and images]
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q4072841}}
 [[Category:Gryllotalpidae]]
-[[Category:Orthoptera]]
 [[Category:Orthoptera of Europe]]
+[[Category:Insects described in 1805]]