The southern mole cricket (Neoscapteriscus borellii) is identified with its brown to a somewhat pink color palette. It also has four pale spots on its body. Contrary to some crickets, this one is primarily carnivorous. Otherwise, it is differentiated from the Northern mole cricket with a higher-pitched, faster chirp.

N. vicinus is a medium-sized mole cricket. Members of this genus are characterized by having two sharp claws and a blade-like process with a sharp edge on their fore legs. Other mole crickets have three or four claws. Its colour is yellowish-brown with a dark prothorax. It can be differentiated from the rather similar Neoscapteriscus borellii by the two claws that are almost touching at the base, whereas in N. borellii, they are widely separated. The song of N.vicinus, produced only by the males, is a loud trill with a frequency of 130 Hz.

With formidable front limbs adapted for burrowing, european mole cricket vanishes beneath the earth, navigating subterranean realms with ease. This creature, equipped with sensitive auditory organs, detects even the subtlest vibrations, foreshadowing its predatory success. Omnivorous by nature, it favors a diet laced with plant material and invertebrates. As night's shroud descends, it emerges to weave through the moonlit tapestry of grasses, ever in search of sustenance.

Gryllotalpa australis is a right-winged insect from the cricket family (Gryllotalpidae). The scientific name of this species was first validly published in 1842 by Erichson.

Gryllotalpa orientalis is a species of mole cricket in the family Gryllotalpidae, commonly known as the oriental mole cricket. It is found in much of Asia and Australasia. At one time, this species was misidentified as G. africana and thought to have a widespread distribution in both Africa and Asia, but in the 1980s, G. orientalis was recognised as a separate species. It is a polyphagous pest, damaging crops by gnawing their roots.

Gryllotalpa africana, also known as the African mole cricket, is a relatively small mole cricket species, native to Africa, but local populations exist in Asia, and southern Europe.