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.

These cryptic species can be distinguished only by their song patterns.

The mole cricket lives underground, making burrows and feeding on plant roots, larvae and other insects.

It can fly too, when changing territory or when females are searching for males.

This cricket is considered a pest in some regions.