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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Crickets (Gryllidea) » Mole Crickets (Gryllotalpidae) » Two-clawed Mole Crickets (Neoscapteriscus) » Lesser Short-winged Mole Cricket (Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus)

Species Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus - Lesser Short-winged Mole Cricket

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Internet References
Beige and brown patterned bug swimming in the pool - Short-winged mole cricket - Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus - female cricket? - Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus Unknown bug on patio floor. - Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus bug in pool - Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus bug in pool - Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus Scaly cricket? - Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)
Infraorder Gryllidea (Crickets)
Family Gryllotalpidae (Mole Crickets)
Genus Neoscapteriscus (Two-clawed Mole Crickets)
Species abbreviatus (Lesser Short-winged Mole Cricket)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Scapteriscus abbreviatus Scudder, 1869. Type locality: Pernambuco, Brazil

Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus (Scudder, 1869)
Identification
Adults with very reduced wings.
Range
South America; introduced in isolated areas along the coast of Florida and Georgia
Habitat
Sandy soils, usually near the coast; beaches, lawns, fields, and groves.
Remarks
Accidentally introduced from South America Florida University
Internet References
SINA
Contributed by David J. Ferguson on 10 September, 2009 - 12:50am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, metrioptera
Last updated 1 June, 2017 - 10:20am

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