Calperum cf. ottei
1 A recently described pygmy cricket at Cook, ACT
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| Calperum cf. ottei | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Feb 2021 | |
| Calperum cf. ottei | CathB | 21 Feb 2021 |
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User's notes
Three individuals seen, about 6 mm in length. The first two images show one individual, the second two another. I wasn't able to get good photos of the third.
2 comments
23 Feb 2021
Cath, do you know whether this cricket has been described yet and whether it is known from anywhere other than Mt Painter?
23 Feb 2021
Hi Michael. I'm afraid I don't know any more than what's on CNM. I would love to know more.
Location information
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Calperum ottei Crickets (Orthoptera, several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Calperum cf. ottei Scientific name
- A recently described pygmy cricket Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 951m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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