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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Roger Key Family   Gryllotalpidae Sub Family   Description   mole-crickets Background to Family   A single species, Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa, is subterranean. It is mainly carnivorous, but it may damage roots, bulbs and tubers while burrowing or searching for prey.     No. taxa in DBIF   1 No. interactions   3 % interactions with British data   100% No. records   3 % taxa with British data   100% Notes   Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1965 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:150