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Crickets (several families)

Crickets (several families)

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RogerF wrote:
5 hrs ago
There is a key to the species of Gryllotalpa in the CSIRO Guide to Crickets by Rentz & Su, also available in an electronic version.
Gryllotalpa sp. (genus)
TomShone wrote:
15 Aug 2025
Thanks! I thought it'd be good to share, since info I found online seems to suggest it's not found in Sydney
Xiphogryllacris orthoxipha
RogerF wrote:
15 Aug 2025
Good find and id - the first I have seen
Xiphogryllacris orthoxipha
Youning wrote:
14 Aug 2025
Many thanks to all, great to know there is another locality nearby.
Calperum cf. ottei
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
13 Aug 2025
It is a few kilometres south of Bugendore
Calperum cf. ottei

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Gryllotalpa sp. (genus) at Braemar, NSW

Gryllotalpa sp. (genus) at Braemar, NSW

Xiphogryllacris orthoxipha at Orchard Hills, NSW

Xiphogryllacris orthoxipha at Orchard Hills, NSW

Gryllacrididae (family) at Orchard Hills, NSW

Gryllacrididae (family)

Gryllotalpa sp. (genus) at Chapman, ACT

Gryllotalpa sp. (genus) at Chapman, ACT

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