Genus Scapteriscus - Two-clawed Mole Crickets

Classification · Numbers · Range · Internet References

Mole Cricket - Scapteriscus borellii - male

Found in pool - Scapteriscus borellii - male

Tawny Mole Cricket - Scapteriscus vicinus

Ted the lobster cricket - Scapteriscus borellii

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)

Family Gryllotalpidae (Mole Crickets)

Genus Scapteriscus (Two-clawed Mole Crickets)

Numbers

Nearctica.com lists three species (all are introduced)

Range

Native to South America, the three North American species were introduced at the beginning of the 20th century.

Internet References

Univ. of Florida Featured Creatures

Singing Insects of North America--account of genus

Dactyls UF diagram distinguishes between the three spp. on the basis of claw shapes

Prothorax does the same with prothorax shading

Introduced Species of Mole Crickets in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, Nickle and Castner, 1984

Contributed by Cotinis on 17 June, 2004 - 6:12pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, David Ferguson
Last updated 9 September, 2009 - 11:25pm

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