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Northern Mole Cricket--detail of foreleg - Neocurtilla hexadactyla
Copyright © 2006 Cotinis

Northern Mole Cricket--detail of foreleg - Neocurtilla hexadactyla
Snowhill Road, north of Cabin Branch Creek, Treyburn area, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
September 8, 2006
Size: 38 mm
Detail of left foreleg, showing the "foretibia with four blade-like projections (foretarsus with two more)" distinctive for this genus, see SINA key. Compare Scapteriscus:

This difference is easier to see on the inside surface of the leg, which is how SINA shows it on a diagram, however this is hard to photograph on a living insect.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 20 September, 2006 - 8:26pm
Last updated 20 September, 2006 - 10:04pm

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