Cooloolidae
Cooloola dingo
– Dingo monster
Cooloola propator
– Cooloola monster
Cooloola ziljan
– Sugarcane monster
Cooloola pearsoni
The
Cooloolidae
are a
family
of
ensiferan
orthopterans
of the
superfamily
Gryllacridoidea
. Four species are known from this family, all endemic to
Queensland
,
Australia
. The name originated from the discovery of the most well-known member of the family, the
Cooloola monster
(
Cooloola propator
), in the
Cooloola National Park
. Little is known about their life histories, as they lead an almost entirely subterranean existence, but it is believed that they are predaceous towards other soil-dwelling invertebrates. The Cooloolidae are unusual in the primitive superfamily Gryllacridoidea in that members' antennae are considerably shorter than their body length.
Further reading
Grasshopper Country: The Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia
, by
David C. Rentz
. 1995. ISBN 0868400637
External links
Species synopses
by the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage
*
Discussion of ensiferan taxonomy
at the Tree of Life Web Project
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