Natula averni is one of the smallest and most elusive species of cricket living in the Mediterranean Basin.

The species was found in several coastal regions of Italy, mostly on the Thyrrhenian coast, as well as in Sardinia and Sicily.

The song is a harmonious trill that can be heard from April to the late summer, and is disproportionately strong for a cricket just a few millimeters long: the position of the singing animal is very difficult to locate.

Its tiny size and its color make it almost impossible to catch, but it can be attracted to light or found in pitfall traps.

Its elusiveness is the reason why this species is most probably underrecorded, and may prove less rare and more widespread than expected.