striped ground cricket
(Allonemobius fasciatus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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The head is crossed by five well marked dark stripes. The wings cover no more than three-fourths of the body. On the female the ovipositor is longer than the hind femur. |
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Similar Species |
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| Southern ground cricket (Allonemobius socius) is identical in appearance and the male has the same calling song. The two species can only be distinguished through biochemical analysis. It does not occur in Minnesota. | ||
Habitat |
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Undergrowth |
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Biology |
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Food |
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Plant material including seeds and seedlings, small fruits, dead and dying insects. |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids) | ||
Suborder |
Ensifera (katydids, crickets, and allies) | ||
| Infraorder | Gryllidea (crickets) | ||
Superfamily |
Grylloidea | ||
Family |
Gryllidae (true crickets) | ||
Subfamily |
Nemobiinae (ground crickets) | ||
Genus |
Allonemobius | ||
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Common Names |
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banded ground cricket striped ground cricket |
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Glossary
Ovipositor
A long needle-like tube on the abdomens of some female insects, used to inject eggs into soil or plant stems.
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Alfredo Colon |
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Calvin Darling |
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| Alfredo Colon September 2019 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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| Calvin Darling 1/23/2018 |
Location: Moorhead (Oakport), MN, Clay County I find hundreds in a field down by the river in late summer to early fall |
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Lakeville, MN |
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