1. PaDIL Species Factsheet

Scientific Name: commodus (Walker, 1869) (: : : Gryllini)

Common Name Black Field Cricket Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/141413

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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) Black 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/141413

2.3. Facets Commodity Overview: Field Crops and Pastures, Horticulture Commodity Type: Cucurbitaceous produce Distribution: 0 Unknown Status: NZ - Exotic Groups: Crickets, Grasshoppers & Weta Host Family: 0 Unknown Pest Status: 0 Unknown

2.4. Diagnostic Notes **Adult**

Harp with 3 and very often with 4 veins. **Male**: file with 180-200 teeth; body length to end of forewings 28- 35 mm; femur III length 11.6-13.5 mm; forewing length 12-15.5 mm; cercal length 10-12 mm. **Female**: ovipositor 1.39-1.62 times as long as femur III; body length to end of hindwing 29-35 mm; femur III length 11.5-13 mm.

**References**

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

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

ORT10 ORT10 Dorsal - Nymph: Caroline Harding MAF Foreleg - Nymph: Caroline Harding MAF

ORT10 ORT10 Headfront - Nymph: Caroline Harding MAF Hindleg - Nymph: Caroline Harding MAF

ORT10 ORT10 Lateral - Nymph: Caroline Harding MAF Wing - Nymph: Caroline Harding MAF

Results Generated: Tuesday, September 28, 2021