1 Leaf running cricket at Mongarlowe, NSW
Identification history
| Trigonidium sp. novum (undescribed) | 7 Jun 2023 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Trigonidium australiana | 5 Jun 2023 | RogerF | ||
| Unverified | 3 Jun 2023 | LisaH |
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5 comments
LisaH
wrote:
7 Jun 2023
Thank you. Feels like a silly question - but what does ‘undescribed’ mean in the cricket world?
RogerF
wrote:
8 Jun 2023
It means that the species is known from collections but the characters defining its uniqueness as a new species have not been formally described and published. Often give a number. Museum collections are full of such species waiting for a taxonomist to take on the task. Applies to all species - plants/animals - the lot.
LisaH
wrote:
8 Jun 2023
Thank you so much - that makes a lot of sense. So much still to be done to understand, categorise and record our natural world. Can I also check - what is the final identification of this cricket, please? Is it Trigonidium sp. novum or Trigonidium (Trigonidium) australianum?
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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Collections
LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Trigonidium australiana Crickets (Orthoptera, several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Trigonidium australiana Scientific name
- Leaf running cricket Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1257m Recorded at altitude
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