Sandgroper (insect)

Sandgropers were once thought to be degenerate mole crickets, but they are now known to be more closely related to pygmy mole crickets, in the Caelifera, which includes grasshoppers.

Although widely believed to be herbivorous, some have been found with animal remains in their gut.

Range

• Australia:
  • Cylindracheta is found only in the Northern Territory
  • Cylindraustralia widely except in the south-east and Tasmania
    • six species have been recorded in Western Australia of which five are believed to be endemic to that state. C. kochii and C. tindalei are found in the Perth region.
• New Guinea:
  • Cylindraustralia
• Argentina:
  • Cylindroryctes