Anostostoma opacum

9 Giant King Cricket at Monga, NSW

Anostostoma opacum at Monga, NSW - 10 Jan 2022
Anostostoma opacum at Monga, NSW - 10 Jan 2022
Anostostoma opacum at Monga, NSW - 10 Jan 2022
Anostostoma opacum at Monga, NSW - 10 Jan 2022
Anostostoma opacum at Monga, NSW - 10 Jan 2022
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Anostostoma opacum 14 Jan 2022 RogerF
Anostostoma opacum 11 Jan 2022 trevorpreston
Unidentified 10 Jan 2022 trevorpreston

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Significant sighting

MichaelBedingfield noted:

15 Jan 2022

This is a rare species that is hardly ever seen, see:- https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:9d04fc4c-e8dc-4150-9e19-a1ee2183c5a1

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Cricket between 20-25mm found under small piece of wood.

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RogerF wrote:
   14 Jan 2022
This is a king cricket in the family Anostomatidae. I have a copy of an earlier record 4188259 that appears to have been deleted. I am not sure who identified it,. This a rare species and seldom seen and is not referred to in Rentz's book.

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