Naming
It is now understood that "G. africana" is a species complex that may include cryptic species. These cryptic species can be distinguished only by their song patterns. There are two subspecies of "G. africana"; the "Orthoptera Species File" lists:⤷ "Gryllotalpa africana" Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
⤷ * "G. africana africana" Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
⤷ * "G. africana microphtalma" Chopard, 1936
⤷ "Gryllotalpa bulla" Townsend, 1983
⤷ "Gryllotalpa debilis" Gerstaecker, 1869
⤷ "Gryllotalpa devia" Saussure, 1877
⤷ "Gryllotalpa robusta" Townsend, 1983
⤷ "Gryllotalpa rufescens" Chopard, 1948
Behavior
The species is omnivorous. The mole cricket lives underground, making burrows and feeding on plant roots, larvae and other insects. It goes to the surface only at night - mostly in the mating season. It can fly too, when changing territory or when females are searching for males. Males call females by chirping. This cricket is considered a pest in some regions.References:
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