MOLE CRICKET. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Gryllus Gryllotalpa. G. alis caudatis elytro longioribus, 
pedibus anterioribas palmatis to- 
mentosis. Linn. Syst. Nat. Gmel. 1 . 
p. 2059. 
Wings much longer than the wing- 
cases, and reaching beyond the tail : 
fore-feet palmated and downy. 
Gryllus supra fuscus, subtus ferrugi- 
neo-flavus, &c. Degeer Ins. 3, 
p. 517. no. 2. 
Mole Cricket. . . . Catesl. Carol. 1 . pi. 8. Roes. Ins. 2. 
pi. 14, 15. Schwff. Icon. p. 37 . 
f. 1. Shaw Gen. Zool. 6. p. 140. 
pi. 50. 
The singular structure of the fore-feet of this insect, 
which are very broad, and divided into several sharp 
segments like claws, have obtained it the name of 
mole cricket : the fore-feet not only resemble those 
of the mole, but are constructed for the same pur- 
pose ; namely, to assist the insect in burrowing un- 
der ground. The general form of this cricket is 
unpleasant: its length exceeds two inches; its colour 
is a dusky brown, and its body is terminated by two 
long sharp-pointed processes. 
