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Song:
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Not known.
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Identification:
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The only mole cricket with four tibial claws known from the West.
LENGTH:
LENGTH As used in descriptions of whole insects on this site, length was measured with dial calipers from the head of the specimen to the tips of the forewings (at rest) or to the tip of the abdomen, whichever was longest. In females, the measurement excluded the ovipositor but included the subgenital plate. In males, the measurement included any ventral or dorsal abdominal process.
26-31 mm, which is shorter than G. major and G. gryllotalpa, which are 35-50 mm.
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Remarks:
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Only three specimens have been reported from the United States: one each from El Paso, Texas; "California"; and Lone Mt. Cemetery, San Francisco. All were collected prior to 1900. At least two Mexican specimens are known, one being from Fuerte, Sinaloa.
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More information:
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Family Gryllotalpidae, genus Gryllotalpa.
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References:
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Hebard 1935.
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Nomenclature:
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OSF (Orthoptera Species File Online).
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