Gryllotalpa australis

Mole cricket at Lyneham, ACT

Gryllotalpa australis at Lyneham, ACT - 2 Dec 2021
Gryllotalpa australis at Lyneham, ACT - 2 Dec 2021
Gryllotalpa australis at Lyneham, ACT - 2 Dec 2021
Gryllotalpa australis at Lyneham, ACT - 2 Dec 2021
Gryllotalpa australis at Lyneham, ACT - 2 Dec 2021
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Gryllotalpa australis 4 Dec 2021 RogerF
Gryllotalpa australis 3 Dec 2021 trevorpreston
Gryllotalpa sp. 2 Dec 2021 trevorpreston

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Under rock in lyneham high school courtyard. 20-25mm

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trevorpreston wrote:
   3 Dec 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.

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  • 2 Dec 2021 12:58 PM Recorded on
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