THE NEMOBIINAE (ORTHOPTERA: GRYLLIDAE) OF CANADA

Abstract

Abstract Six species of small crickets of the subfamily Nemobiinae are found in Canada. These are Allonemobius fasciatus (DeGeer), A . allardi (Alexander & Thomas), A . g . griseus (E. M. Walker), A . maculatus (Blatchley), Neonemobius palustris (Blatchley), and Eunemobius c . carolinus (Scudder). Synonymy is given and all distinctive taxonomic characters such as hind tibiae, concealed male genitalia, female ovipositors, male stridulatory veins, and audiospectrograms of stridulation are described and illustrated. A key to species is given and distribution maps are included.