Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Gryllotalpidae |
Genus: | Neoscapteriscus |
Species: | N. abbreviatus
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Binomial name | |
Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus (Scudder, 1869)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Scapteriscus abbreviatus Scudder, 1869 |
Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus (syn. Scapteriscus abbreviatus), the short-winged mole cricket, is a species of insect in the mole cricket family, Gryllotalpidae. It is native to South America but has been introduced inadvertently into Florida, in the United States. Unlike other related species, it is unable to fly, nor do the males emit songs in order to attract females.