Gryllotalpa africana: Difference between revisions
Roy Bateman (talk | contribs) cryptic species |
Roy Bateman (talk | contribs) Similar spp. |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
'''''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]]. |
||
== |
==Subspecies and Similar Species== |
||
It is now understood that ''G. africana'' is a species group, that includes |
It is now understood that ''G. africana'' is a species group, that may includes [[cryptic species]] which can be distinguished only by their song patterns. There are two subspecies of ''G. africana''; the ''Orthoptera Species File''<ref>[http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1217364 Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 3 October 2018)]</ref> lists: |
||
* ''[[Gryllotalpa africana]]'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 |
* ''[[Gryllotalpa africana]]'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 |
||
** ''G. africana africana'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 |
** ''G. africana africana'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 |
||
Revision as of 17:31, 3 October 2018
| Gryllotalpa africana | |
|---|---|
_(16643378886).jpg)
| |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Subphylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Suborder: | |
| Superfamily: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | G. africana
|
| Binomial name | |
| Gryllotalpa africana (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
| |
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 group, that may includes cryptic species which 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
- G. africana microphtalma Chopard, 1936
- 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
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
