Penalva sp

3 Forest Cricket at Undefined Area

Penalva sp at Undefined Area - 9 Dec 2023 10:01 PM
Penalva sp at Undefined Area - 9 Dec 2023 10:01 PM
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Identification history

Penalva sp 29 Oct 2024 donhe
Penalva sp 28 Oct 2024 RogerF
Gryllacrididae (family) 24 Dec 2023 RogerF
Unverified 24 Dec 2023 NedJohnston

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3 comments

BrianLR wrote:
   28 Oct 2024
I think this is likely a species belonging to the genus Penalva.
RogerF wrote:
   28 Oct 2024
Thanks Brian. In that case it'.s a forest Cricket in the family Stenopelmatidae and does agree with the pictures in Rentz. More haste less speed.
BrianLR wrote:
   29 Oct 2024
Hi Rodger, I believe Penalva is currently in the family Anostasomidae, which along with Stenopelmatidae and Gryllacrididae make up the superfamily Stenopelmatoidea. However I am happy to be corrected. This is more recent taxonomy, after the Rentz and John 1990 paper.

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Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • False Insect on a flower

Species information

  • Penalva sp Scientific name
  • Forest Cricket Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 32.76m Recorded at altitude

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