1. PaDIL Species Factsheet

Scientific Name: oceanicus (Le Guillou, 1841) (: : : Gryllini)

Common Name Oceanic Field Cricket Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/141412

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2.1. Details Specimen Contact: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory - [email protected] Author: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory Citation: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory (2011) Oceanic Field Cricket() Updated on 5/4/2014 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0)

2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/141412

2.3. Facets Commodity Overview: Horticulture, Field Crops and Pastures Commodity Type: Taro leaves, Taro tubers Distribution: Indo-Malaya, Oceania Status: NZ - Exotic Groups: Crickets, Grasshoppers & Weta Host Family: 0 Unknown Pest Status: 0 Unknown

2.4. Other Names Achaeta oceanica (Le Guillou, 1841) Australian Field Cricket Black Field Cricket innotabilis Walker 1869 Gryllus oceanicus Le Guillou 1841 Keleteki Kereteki Pacific Field Cricket

2.5. Diagnostic Notes **Adult**

Harp with 3 veins. **Male**: file with 225-278 teeth; body length to end of hindwing 29-34 mm; forewing length 12.5-16 mm; femur III length 9.5-13 mm; cercal length 10.5-11 mm. **Female**: ovipositor 1.25-1.46 times as long as femur III; body length to end of hindwing 30-36 mm; forewing length 12-14.5 mm; femur III length 10.5-13.5 mm; ovipositor length 15.5-19 mm.

**References**

- Otte, D. & Alexander, R.D. (1983). _Australian Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)_. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 477 pp.

2.6. References - Otte, D. & Alexander, R.D. (1983). _Australian Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)_. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 477 pp. 3. Diagnostic Images

ORT11 ORT11 Dorsal - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF Foreleg - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF

ORT11 ORT11 Headfront - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF Hindleg - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF

ORT11 ORT11 Lateral - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF Wing - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF

Results Generated: Tuesday, September 28, 2021