A Mole Cricket Neoscapteriscus didactylus from Guadeloupe with advice to wear and tear of dactyls (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)

Abstract

A mole cricket Neoscapteriscus didactylus (Latreille, 1804) was found in 2019 in Saint Rose, Guadeloupe (West Indies). This is the first secured record for this French overseas department. Wear of some dactyls of the insect’s foretibiae is presented.

Keywords

• Orthoptera
• Gryllotalpidae
• Mole cricket
• Neoscapteriscus
• Guadeloupe
• wear and tear