Cooloola (genus) 1025650 204338804 2008-04-09T00:06:56Z Vigilius 6052252 {{Taxobox | name = Cooloola | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | classis = [[Insect]]a | ordo = [[Orthoptera]] | subordo = [[Ensifera]] | superfamilia = [[Stenopelmatoidea]] | familia = '''Cooloolidae''' | genus = '''''Cooloola''''' | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''[[Cooloola dingo]]'' &ndash; Dingo monster<br/> ''[[Cooloola propator]]'' &ndash; Cooloola monster<br/> ''[[Cooloola ziljan]]'' &ndash; Sugarcane monster<br/><!-- JInsectConserv2:143 --> ''[[Cooloola pearsoni]]'' }} '''''Cooloola''''' is a [[genus]] of [[ensifera]]n [[orthoptera]]ns. It is the only genus in the family '''Cooloolidae''' 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 0-86840-063-7 ==External links== *[http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/action/non-marine-invertebrates/species-1.html#cooloola Species synopses] by the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage *[http://osf2x.orthoptera.org/osf2.3/OSF2X2Frameset.htm Orthoptera Species File Online] [[Category:Orthoptera]] [[Category:Insects of Australia]] [[de:Cooloolidae]] [[sv:Cooloolidae]]