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Taxonomy

*Gryllotalpa africana*
Gryllotalpa africana
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Gryllotalpidae
Subfamily:	Gryllotalpinae
Tribe:	Gryllotalpini
Genus:	Gryllotalpa
Scientific name
	Gryllotalpa africana Palisot de Beauvois, 1820
Geography
Native countries:
	Spain;
Introduced countries:
	United States;
Traits
Diet:	Roots, Forbs, Insects
Pest status
	Known pest
Sound
	; Listen to this species on xeno-canto

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File

Subspecies

Gryllotalpa africana microphtalma Chopard, 1936
Gryllotalpa africana africana Palisot de Beauvois, 1820

Identification

Identification resources

Distribution

Biology and ecology

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Habitat and ecology

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Pest status

Management

Outbreaks

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Resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
AgroAtlas Pests
xeno-canto				View URL

Specimen contributors for this species

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Collected by

People who collected specimens of this species in the field.

0000-0002-5087-262X — 2 specimens collected
Craig Peter — 2 specimens collected
Angelo Andrianiaina — 1 specimen collected

David Richardson — 1 specimen collected
Thomas Desloges — 1 specimen collected
Francois Rousseu — 1 specimen collected
Valentin Moser — 1 specimen collected
Amaël Borzée — 1 specimen collected
Luis Pascoal da Silva — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

People who determined the taxonomic identity of specimens of this species.

Riaan Stals — 6 specimens identified
0000-0002-5087-262X — 2 specimens identified
Angelo Andrianiaina — 1 specimen identified

David Richardson — 1 specimen identified
Thomas Desloges — 1 specimen identified
Francois Rousseu — 1 specimen identified
Valentin Moser — 1 specimen identified
Craig Peter — 1 specimen identified
Amaël Borzée — 1 specimen identified
Luis Pascoal da Silva — 1 specimen identified

References