Neocurtilla hexadactyla

Neocurtilla hexadactyla, commonly known as the northern mole cricket, is a species of mole cricket that is native to eastern North America.^[2][3] It also occurs in South America, where it may be an adventive species.^[4] Its range extends from the southern reaches of eastern Canada and through the eastern and central United States.^[4] Also noticed in South Africa 22 Dec 2024 in the district of Senekal, the Free State, South Africa. Also noticed in South Africa 18 Jan 2025 in the district of Midstream, Gauteng, South Africa. Also noticed in South Africa, Volksrust town Mpumalanga province April 19 2025 hiding under home rubble.Turcja 12.05.2025 Kemel. Also noticed in South Africa, Durban North, Kwa Zulu Natal province May 18 2025, on patio paving.

Northern mole cricket
Illustration of Neocurtilla hexadactyla from Insects, their way and means of living by Robert Evans Snodgrass.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Gryllotalpidae
Genus:	Neocurtilla
Species:	N. hexadactyla
Binomial name
Neocurtilla hexadactyla (Perty, 1832)

Figure 1. Collected in GA Baldwin Co a Neocurtilla hexadactyla (Perty 1832) ^[1] found on September 23, 2024 by S. Mears