Mogisoplistus-slossoni

Guides

• Cycloptilum slossoni

  Slosson's scaly cricket, Complex Chirping Scaly Crickets

  Cycloptilum slossoni is a species of scaly cricket in the family Mogoplistidae, first described by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1897. It is known from the southeastern United States, with confirmed records from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina. The species was originally described under the genus Mogisoplistus before being transferred to Cycloptilum. Like other members of Mogoplistidae, it is characterized by scales covering the body and wings.

  scaly-cricketMogoplistidaeOrthopteraNorth-Americasoutheastern-United-States1897-descriptionScudderSamuel-Hubbard-ScudderCycloptilumMogisoplistus-slossoniEnsiferaGryllidea