Neonemobius palustris

Neonemobius palustris, known generally as the sphagnum ground cricket or marsh ground cricket, is a species of ground cricket in the family Gryllidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in eastern North America.[1][5]

Neonemobius palustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Trigonidiidae
Genus:	Neonemobius
Species:	N. palustris
Binomial name
Neonemobius palustris (Blatchley, 1900)
Synonyms[1]
Nemobius palustris Blatchley, 1900

Male Neonemobius palustris is about 5.7 mm long and females are about 6.8 mm (including wings and excluding ovipositors). They are generally dark brown, but lighter brown individuals have been recorded.[6][7]

They are often found in dense, damp patches of sphagnum moss, and also in sandhill seeps or wet longleaf pine savannas. Their song consists of trills of several seconds duration with pauses of similar lengths in between.[7][8]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Neonemobius palustris:

• Neonemobius palustris aurantius (Rehn and Hebard, 1911) ^{i g}
• Neonemobius palustris palustris (Blatchley, 1900) ^{i g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

1. "Neonemobius palustris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
2. "Neonemobius palustris species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
3. "Neonemobius palustris". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
4. "Neonemobius palustris Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
5. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Species Neonemobius palustris (Blatchley, 1900)". Orthoptera Species File Online. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
6. "Neonemobius palustris photos". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
7. "Neonemobius palustris, Sphagnum Ground Cricket". Orthoptera of North Carolina. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
8. "Singing insects of North America, sphagnum ground cricket". Retrieved 2018-08-22.