Orthoptera of North Carolina

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Neoscapteriscus borellii (Giglio-Tos, 1894) - Southern Mole Cricket

Taxonomy

Family: Gryllotalpidae

Subfamily: Scapteriscinae

Tribe: Scapteriscini

Synonym: Scapteriscus acletus, Scapteriscus borellii

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images, iNaturalist, GBIF	SINA 341a.htm
Singing Behavior: Calling songs consist of unbroken trills with a dominant pitch of 2.7 kHz. They are similar in pitch and quality to some of the Tree Crickets but are given from an underground chamber rather than from up in shrubs or low trees. The pulse rate is also generally higher than in Oecanthus species, at least those with the lowest pitched songs, such as Oecanthus latipennis. The individual syllables are square-shaped with an initial strong click.
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Distribution in North Carolina


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Adult Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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Status in North Carolina

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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] SNA

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Comments: Introduced from South America; spreading northward

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	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: M. Prinz Moore Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: David White Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Dee Stuckey Orange Co. Comment: 56 pulses/sec. @ 2.7 khz; ~73F. Single male heard singing after dark from a small patch of grass in a golf course parking lot. Heard during light rain.	Recorded by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: Probably 2 or more individuals (syllables cannot be counted); 76 deg. F	Recorded by: C. Dykstra Beaufort Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: C. Dykstra Beaufort Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Matt Windsor Dare Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Matt Windsor Dare Co. Comment:

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1	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan Moore Co. 2020-09-09 Song heard at night; ~ 76 F. Identification based on pitch, which at 2.4 kHz seems too low for Oecanthus latipennis. The pulse rate of >70 pps also seems too high for latipennis but may represent several individuals singing at the same time

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