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ACRIDIDAE
GRYLLACRIDIDAE
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Gryllidae Members:
Acheta domesticus
Anurogryllus arboreus
Gryllus unidentified species
Gryllus firmus
Gryllus fultoni
Gryllus pennsylvanicus
Gryllus pennsylvanicus/veletis
Gryllus pennsylvanicus-veletis
Gryllus rubens
Gryllus veletis
Miogryllus verticalis
Velarifictorus micado
Hapithus agitator
Orocharis unidentified species
Orocharis luteolira
Orocharis saltator
Cycloptilum unidentified species
Cycloptilum bidens
Cycloptilum pigrum
Cycloptilum slossoni
Cycloptilum tardum
Cycloptilum trigonipalpum
Cycloptilum velox
Myrmecophilus pergandei
Allonemobius allardi
Allonemobius fultoni
Allonemobius griseus griseus
Allonemobius griseus funeralis
Allonemobius maculatus
Allonemobius socius
Allonemobius sparsalsus
Allonemobius tinnulus
Allonemobius walkeri
Allonemobius unidentified species
Eunemobius carolinus
Eunemobius confusus
Eunemobius melodius
Eunemobius unidentified species
Neonemobius cubensis
Neonemobius palustris
Neonemobius variegatus
Pictonemobius ambitiosus complex
Pictonemobius ambitiosus
Pictonemobius hubbelli
Oecanthus unidentified species
Oecanthus celerinictus
Oecanthus exclamationis
Oecanthus fultoni
Oecanthus latipennis
Oecanthus nigricornis
Oecanthus niveus
Oecanthus pini
Oecanthus quadripunctatus
Neoxabea bipunctata
Phyllopalpus pulchellus
Anaxipha delicatula
Anaxipha exigua
Anaxipha litarena
Anaxipha rosamacula
Anaxipha thomasi
Anaxipha tinnula
Anaxipha tinnulacita
Anaxipha tinnulenta
Anaxipha vernalis
Anaxipha unidentified species
Cyrtoxipha columbiana
Falcicula hebardi
Gryllidae unidentified species
NC
Records
Myrmecophilus pergandei
Bruner, 1884 - Eastern Ant Cricket
Taxonomy
Family:
Gryllidae
Subfamily:
Myrmecophilinae
Tribe:
Myrmecophilini
Synonym:
Myrmecophila pergandei
Comments:
One of five species in this world-wide genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018). Only pergandei is widespread in the East, including North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Capineira et al. (2004)
Online Photographs:
SINA,
BugGuide
, Discover Life, Google
Images
,
iNaturalist
,
GBIF
Technical Description, Adults/Nymphs:
Blatchley (1920)
SINA
394a.htm
Comments:
Among our smallest Orthopterans, a minute, wingless, brown cricket found in ant nests.
Total Length [body plus wings; excludes ovipositor]:
3-4.3 mm,males; 4-5 mm, females (Blatchley, 1920)
Structural Features:
The body is ovoid, flattened, and truncated in appearance, somewhat similar to a pillbug but with longer appendages. The hind femora are greatly swollen; the cerci are as long and project obliquely out from the body.
Distribution in North Carolina
County Map:
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Adult Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Found in the nests of a variety of ants
Diet:
Feeds on ant secretions but may also scavenge
Observation Methods:
Found by turning over rocks or digging up ant nests
Abundance/Frequency:
We currently have too few records to estimate either its frequency of occurrence or population density
Adult Phenology:
Blatchley (1920) reported observation from March to December, but with large individuals -- presumably adults -- occurring late in the year
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
GNR [S3S5]
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands
Comments:
Probably occurs across most of the state and in association with a number of different species of ants; probably secure within the state
Image Gallery for
Myrmecophilus pergandei
- Eastern Ant Cricket
Recorded by: Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
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