Gryllotalpa Latreille 1802 (mole cricket)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllotalpidae
Full reference: P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. 3:1-467
Parent taxon: Gryllotalpini according to S. Y. Storozhenko et al. 2015
See also Carpenter 1992, Handlirsch 1907, Harz 1969, Theobald 1937 and Zeuner 1939
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Gryllotalpa africana Gryllotalpa aveyronensis Gryllotalpa miocaenica
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Miocene of Germany (1)
• Oligocene of France (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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