Pseudomogoplistes vicentae
(Gorochov, 1996)
Scaly Cricket
Taxonomy:
Orthoptera>>Ensifera>>Grylloidea>>Gryllidae>>Mogoplistinae
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Status: British Isles native species.
Description: Greyish brown with body and legs covered in minute scales.
Stridulation: None, as the species has no wings.
Food: Omnivorous, feeding on decaying plant and animal matter.
Habitat: Restricted to eastern half of Chesil beach in Dorset, Branscombe in Devon, and Marloes in Wales.
Phenology: Nymphs have been recorded in April, adults from August to October.
Distribution: The records held by the National Biodiversity Network are shown in the map below.
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Only the following datasets are included:
- Biological Records Centre - Grasshopper and Cricket (Orthoptera) and related species records from Britain and Ireland to 2007
Other datasets on the gateway may hold additional information.