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Genus Neocurtilla - Northern Mole Crickets

Northern Mole Cricket? (top view) - Neocurtilla hexadactyla - female

Same bug different image - Neocurtilla hexadactyla - female

found in basement - Neocurtilla hexadactyla - female

Large brown bug found in my home! - Neocurtilla hexadactyla

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 Neocurtilla (Northern Mole Crickets)

Numbers

Orthoptera Species File Online lists 7 species in the genus; one from North America

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.

Contributed by Cotinis on 29 November, 2004 - 10:37pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, David Ferguson
Last updated 21 September, 2012 - 9:37pm

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