mangrove cricket (apteronemobius asahinai)

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Insects

Peter K L Ng and N Sivasothi (editors)

Mangrove cricket
Apteronemobius asahinai
Family Gryllidae

Adult size: 12 mm
Found from India to Okinawa

This insect probably feeds on green algae during low tide. The adults are wingless, and during high water, climb the emergent vegetation. It is eaten by the Mangrove skink (Emoia atrocostata).

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Dorsal view of
a wingless adult female

What is mangrove?
Introduction

The Ecosystem
Abiotic
Biotic

Value
Intro
Products
Indirect uses
Potential uses

About Mangroves
in Singapore
History
Mangroves to visit
Conservation

From "A Guide to Mangroves of Singapore", Peter K. L. Ng and N. Sivasothi (editors)
Volume 1: The Ecosystem and Plant Diversity and Volume 2: Animal Diversity
Authors: Kelvin K. P. Lim, Dennis H. Murphy, T. Morgany, N. Sivasothi, Peter K. L. Ng,
B. C. Soong, Hugh T. W. Tan, K. S. Tan & T. K. Tan
BP Guide to Nature Series published by the Singapore Science Centre, sponsored by British Petroleum
© 2001 Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, The National University of Singapore & The Singapore Science Centre