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Family: Gryllotalpidae (mole crickets)
Life
> Eukaryotes >
Opisthokonta >
Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa
> Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum:
Arthopoda > Mandibulata >
Atelocerata > Panhexapoda >
Hexapoda
> Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota >
Metapterygota > Neoptera > Polyneoptera > Anartioptera >
Orthopterida > Orthoptera
Gryllotalpa africana, the only species of mole
cricket found in the Western Cape. |
Close-up of G. africana showing the mole-like
forelegs adapted for digging. |
Further Reading
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