Genus: Gryllotalpa (mole crickets)
Life
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> Gryllotalpidae
Sixty-nine species, distributed across Africa, Europe, Asia,
Australia and southern North America, with four species native to southern
Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Orthoptera Species
File.
Gryllotalpa africana
Besides Africa, also recorded from Portugal, the Indian subcontinent and
China. |
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Gryllotalpa devia
Endemic to southern Africa. |
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Gryllotalpa minuta
Endemic to southern Africa. |
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Gryllotalpa parva
Endemic to southern Africa. |
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