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A Guide to Crickets of Australia
Contributor(s): Rentz, David (Author), Su, You Ning (Author)
ISBN: 1486305067     ISBN-13: 9781486305063
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $33.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Entomology
LCCN: 2019403524
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.4" (1.45 lbs) 416 pages
 
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Cricket song is a sound of the Australian bush. Even in cities, the rasping calls signify Australia's remarkable cricket biodiversity. Crickets are notable for a variety of reasons. When their population booms, some of these species become agricultural pests and destroy crop pastures. Some introduced species are of biosecurity concern. Other crickets are important food sources for native birds, reptiles and mammals, as well as domestic pets. Soon you might even put them in your cake or stir-fry, as there is a rapidly growing industry for cricket products for human consumption.

Featuring keys, distribution maps, illustrations and detailed color photographs from CSIRO's Australian National Insect Collection, A Guide to Crickets of Australia allows readers to reliably identify all 92 described genera and many species from the Grylloidea (true crickets) and Gryllotalpoidea (mole crickets and ant crickets) superfamilies. Not included are the Raspy Crickets (Gryllacrididae), King Crickets (Anostostomatidae) or the so-called 'Pygmy Mole Crickets' (Caelifera), which despite their common names are not related to true crickets. Natural history enthusiasts and professionals will find this an essential guide.

Features:
  • Comprehensive account of all 92 genera and many species from the Grylloidea (true crickets) and Gryllotalpoidea (mole crickets and ant crickets) superfamilies.
  • Keys, illustrations, detailed color photographs and distribution maps to aid identification.
  • Chapters on biology, morphology, collecting crickets and crickets as food.

Contributor Bio(s): Rentz, David: - David Rentz AM specializes in katydids, crickets and other members of the suborder Ensifera. He spent 25 years as Curator of Orthopteroid Insects in the Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra. David is currently an Adjunct Professor at James Cook University and an Honorary Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences. He is the author of several books, including A Guide to the Katydids of Australia, which won a Whitley Award commendation for best field guide. David was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2013.Su, You Ning: - You Ning Su studied Australian nemobiine crickets (Gryllidae: Nemobiinae) and is co-author of the book A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts. Since 2008, he has been a Research Projects Officer at CSIRO, with responsibility for the Lepidoptera and Orthoptera collections. You Ning has co-authored several taxonomic revisions describing new Lepidoptera and Orthoptera species.