Orthoptera of Ontario


Mole Crickets (Family: Gryllotalpidae)

Neocurtilla hexadactyla

Description

  • Antennae

    • less than half body length

  • Size

    • 19-50mm

  • Body

    • cylindrical

  • Legs

    • front legs broad, modified for digging, have large "claws"
    • hind legs adapted for shoving while digging, rather than jumping
    • hindfemur not reaching tip of abdomen
    • tympana at base of front tibiae
    • tarsi 3-3-3

  • Abdomen

    • no ovipositor

Common Names

  • Mole Crickets

Diversity in Ontario

  • 1 Subfamily
  • 1 Genus
  • 1 Species

Found in...

  • YK
  • NT
  • BC
  • AB
  • SK
  • NU
  • MB
  • ON
  • PQ
  • NB
  • NS
  • PE
  • LB
  • NF


Subfamilies in Gryllotalpidae

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