Neocurtilla hexadactyla
(Perty, 1832)
Northern Mole Cricket
Neocurtilla hexadactyla, the northern , is a orthopteran native to eastern North America with a disjunct in South America that may represent an introduction. The exhibits specialized cytogenetic mechanisms controlling non-random segregation during male . It is a known for the Larra analis.



Pronunciation
How to pronounce Neocurtilla hexadactyla: /ˌniːoʊkɜːrˈtɪlə ˌhɛksəˈdæktɪlə/
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Habitat
Utilizes Carolina-bay and other wetland environments.
Distribution
Eastern North America from southern eastern Canada through eastern and central United States; also recorded from South America (Brazil Southeast, Colombia) where possibly . Additional records from Cuba.
Host Associations
- Larra analis - /Parasitizes live
Behavior
lifestyle; males produce acoustic signals.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
- Life History of the Northern Mole Cricket, Neocurtilla hexadactyla (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae), Utilizing Carolina-bay Habitats
- Localized recombination nodules and sex chromosome behavior in the male mole cricket, Neocurtilla hexadactyla
- Non-random chromosome segregation in Neocurtilla hexadactyla is controlled by chromosomal spindle fibres: An ultraviolet microbeam analysis