Gryllotalpa australis

Mole cricket at Wamboin, NSW

Gryllotalpa australis at Wamboin, NSW - 9 Nov 2018
Gryllotalpa australis at Wamboin, NSW - 9 Nov 2018
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Identification history

Gryllotalpa australis 5 Oct 2021 RogerF
Gryllotalpa australis 5 Oct 2021 trevorpreston
Gryllotalpa sp. (genus) 21 Dec 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Gryllotalpa sp. (genus) 21 Dec 2018 natureguy

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Found underground when digging.

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trevorpreston wrote:
   5 Oct 2021
I have suggested this mole cricket is Gryllotalpa australis (Rentz p357). It is not nitidula because its pronota is not smooth shiny and dark, leaving australis or coarctata. I believe its australis because of how dark the tegmina are anterior to the stridulatory vein.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 9 Nov 2018 06:15 PM Recorded on
  • natureguy Recorded by

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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