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{{Short description|Species of cricket-like animal}} |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a |
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| subphylum = [[Hexapoda]] |
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| classis = [[Insect]]a |
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| ordo = [[Orthoptera]] |
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| subordo = [[Ensifera]] |
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| superfamilia = [[Grylloidea]] |
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| familia = [[Gryllotalpidae]] |
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| genus = [[Gryllotalpa]] |
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| species = ''G. africana'' |
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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]]. |
'''''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]]. |
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==Subspecies and similar species== |
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==Cryptic Species== |
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It is now understood that ''G. africana'' is a 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''<ref>{{Cite web|title=species group Gryllotalpa (africana) Palisot de Beauvois, 1820|author= Orthoptera Species File |
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|url=http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1217364|access-date=2023-03-03|website=orthoptera.speciesfile.org}}</ref> lists: |
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* ''[[Gryllotalpa africana]]'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 |
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* ''Gryllotalpa africana'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 |
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** ''G. africana |
** ''G. africana africana'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 (Africa, Portugal, Indian Subcontinent) |
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** ''G. africana microphtalma'' Chopard, 1936 (Senegal) |
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* ''[[Gryllotalpa bulla]]'' Townsend, 1983 |
* ''[[Gryllotalpa bulla]]'' Townsend, 1983 |
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* ''[[Gryllotalpa debilis]]'' Gerstaecker, 1869 |
* ''[[Gryllotalpa debilis]]'' Gerstaecker, 1869 |
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 1 June 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllotalpidae |
| Genus: | Gryllotalpa |
| Species: | G. africana
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Orthoptera Species File. "species group Gryllotalpa (africana) Palisot de Beauvois, 1820". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
External links
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Media related to Gryllotalpa africana at Wikimedia Commons- Orthoptera Species File - Distribution and taxonomy for sensu stricto sp.
- Agroatlas.ru - Information and images
