Orthoptera of Ontario


Pygmy Mole Crickets (Family: Tridactylidae)

Description

  • Size

    • 4-10mm

  • Wings

    • forewings (tegmina) are reduced in size

  • Legs

    • hind femora greatly enlarged and, flattened
    • tarsi 2-2-3

  • Abdomen

    • appear to have two pairs of cerci

Common Names

  • Pygmy Mole Crickets
  • Pygmy Sand Crickets
  • Sand Crickets
  • Pygmy Mole Grasshoppers

Diversity in Ontario

  • 1 Subfamily
  • 2 Genera
  • 3 Species

Found in...

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


Subfamilies in Tridactylidae

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