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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Mole Crickets (Gryllotalpidae) » Northern Mole Crickets (Neocurtilla)

Genus Neocurtilla - Northern Mole Crickets

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Remarks · Works Cited
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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 Neocurtilla (Northern Mole Crickets)
Numbers
Arnett, p. 168 (1), and nearctica.com list 3 spp.
Identification
Gryllotalpa spp. can be easily distinguished from Neocurtilla spp. by examining the veins in the costal area of the tegmen (sometimes referred to as the lateral field); in Gryllotalpa all the veins are directed apically, whereas in Neocurtilla the distalmost veins are directed backwards, towards the wing base.
… Sam W. Heads, 28 March, 2008
Remarks
Genus name must be from neo = new, plus curtilla. The latter appears to be a place name and/or a family name from Spanish-speaking countries.
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
By Ross H. Arnett
Contributed by Cotinis on 29 November, 2004 - 10:37pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban
Last updated 30 March, 2008 - 3:03pm

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