Species Ellipes minuta - Smaller Sand Cricket

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Food · Print References · Works Cited

Which pygmy mole cricket? - Ellipes minuta

Another pygmy mole cricket - Ellipes minuta

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)

Family Tridactylidae (Pygmy Mole 'Crickets')

Genus Ellipes

Species minuta (Smaller Sand Cricket)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Ellipes minutus

Explanation of Names

At Words by William Whitaker, "minutus" translates from latin to "small".

Size

4-5 mm

Range

A wide ranging species, known from NJ to CA, and south through Central America.

Habitat

Sandy areas along margins of water

Food

algae

Print References

"Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States" (1) p. 152

Works Cited

1.	Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States By John L. Capinera, Ralph D. Scott, Thomas J. Walker

Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 16 May, 2007 - 1:35pm
Additional contributions by ceiseman
Last updated 28 December, 2008 - 3:03am

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