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Rhaphidophoridae
The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution. Common names for these insects include cave wētā, cave crickets, camelback crickets, camel crickets, Hogan bugs, spider crickets (sometimes shortened to "criders", or "land shrimp" or "sprickets",) and sand treaders. Those occurring in New Zealand, Australia, and Tasmania are typically referred to as jumping or cave wētā. Most are found in forest environments or within caves, animal burrows, cellars, under stones, or in wood or similar environments. All species are flightless and nocturnal, usually with long antenna (biology), antennae and legs. More than 500 species of Rhaphidophoridae are described. The well-known Gryllidae, field crickets are from a different superfamily (Grylloidea) and only look vaguely similar, while members of the family Tettigoniidae may look superficially similar in body form. Description Most cave crickets have very large hind legs with "drumstick-shape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wētā
Wētā (also spelt weta) is the common name for a group of about 100 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae endemic to New Zealand. They are giant flightless crickets, and some are among the heaviest insects in the world. Generally nocturnal, most small species are carnivores and scavengers while the larger species are herbivorous. Wētā are preyed on by introduced mammals, and some species are now critically endangered. Name Wētā is a loanword, from the Māori-language word ''wētā'', which refers to this whole group of large insects; some types of wētā have a specific Māori name. In New Zealand English, it is spelled either "weta" or "wētā", although the form with macrons is increasingly common in formal writing, as the Māori word ''weta'' (without macrons) instead means "filth or excrement". General characteristics Many wētā are large by insect standards and some species are among the largest and heaviest in the world. Their p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharmacus Montanus
''Pharmacus montanus'', the Mount Cook flea, is a type of cave wētā found above the tree line in the South Island of New Zealand. It was first described by Francois Jules Pictet de la Rive and Henri Saussure in 1893. ''Pharmacus montanus'' is one of the most widespread species within the genus, found from Aoraki/Mount Cook to Mt Owen in northern South Island (Kahurangi National Park). The highest recorded specimens of this species are from a population between 2700 and 2800 m above sea level on Mt Annan above the Tasman Glacier Haupapa / Tasman Glacier is the largest glacier in New Zealand, and one of several large glaciers which flow south and east towards the Mackenzie Basin from the Southern Alps in New Zealand's South Island. Geography At in length, Tasman Glacie .... References Kirby, W.F. (1906) Orthoptera Saltatoria. Part I. (Achetidae et Phasgonuridae.), A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae), British Museum (Natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensifera
Ensifera is a suborder of insects that includes the various types of crickets and their allies including: true crickets, camel crickets, bush crickets or katydids, grigs, weta and Cooloola monsters. This and the suborder Caelifera (grasshoppers and their allies) make up the order Orthoptera. Ensifera is believed to be a more ancient group than Caelifera, with its origins in the Carboniferous period, the split having occurred at the end of the Permian period. Unlike the Caelifera, the Ensifera contain numerous members that are partially carnivorous, feeding on other insects, as well as plants. ''Ensifer'' is Latin for "sword bearer", and refers to the typically elongated and blade-like ovipositor of the females. Characteristics Characteristics shared by the two orthopteran suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera, are the mouthparts adapted for biting and chewing, the modified prothorax, the hind legs modified for jumping, the wing shape and venation, and the sound-producing stridu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceuthophilus
''Ceuthophilus'' is a genus of insects in the cave cricket family Rhaphidophoridae. It contains most of the species that are known commonly as camel crickets.Sanders, DHouse-invading Crickets. University of Missouri Extension. 2010. These insects have thick, dorsally arched bodies. The head is oval in shape with long, tapering antennae. The hind femur is thick and usually spiny in males, and sometimes slightly spiny in females.Kirby, W. R. ''Key to Subfamilies of North American Rhaphidophoridae: Subfamily Rhaphidophorinae.'' ''Ceuthophilus'' have varied diets and have been described as omnivores and scavengers. Items observed in the diets of ''Ceuthophilus'' species include jelly, tuna, rancid liver, American cheese, pet food, oatmeal, wheat germ, peanut butter, molasses, wild fungi, persimmon, bread, dead and living insects, insect eggs, arachnids, dead bats, dead ring-tailed cats, and human feces Human feces (or faeces in British English) is the solid or semisolid remain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diestrammena
''Diestrammena'' is a 'camel' or 'cave-cricket' genus in the family Rhaphidophoridae. Species in the genus are native to Asia, including Japan. Note: this genus should not be confused with the similarly-named '' Diestramima'' which also belongs to the subfamily Aemodogryllinae. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' includes two subgenera and lists: subgenus ''Aemodogryllus'' Adelung, 1902 - Japan *'' Diestrammena brunneri'' Adelung, 1902 *'' Diestrammena davidi'' Sugimoto & Ichikawa, 2003 *'' Diestrammena elegantissima'' Griffini, 1912 *'' Diestrammena goliath'' Bey-Bienko, 1929 *'' Diestrammena hisanorum'' Sugimoto & Ichikawa, 2003 *'' Diestrammena itodo'' Sugimoto & Ichikawa, 2003 *'' Diestrammena nicolai'' Gorochov, 2002 *'' Diestrammena robusta'' Ander, 1932 *'' Diestrammena taniusagi'' Sugimoto & Ichikawa, 2003 *'' Diestrammena taramensis'' Sugimoto & Ichikawa, 2003 *'' Diestrammena tsushimensis'' Storozhenko, 1990 *''Diestrammena yakumontana'' Sugimoto & Ichikawa, 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammobaenetes
''Ammobaenetes'' is a genus of sand-treader crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution. Common names for these insects include cave wētā, cave crickets, camelback crickets, camel crickets, Hogan bugs, spider crickets (sometimes shortene .... There are at least three described species in ''Ammobaenetes''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Ammobaenetes'': * '' Ammobaenetes arenicolus'' Strohecker, 1947 (white sand-treader cricket) * '' Ammobaenetes lariversi'' Strohecker, 1944 (Nevada sand-treader cricket) * '' Ammobaenetes phrixocnemoides'' (Caudell, 1907) (mesilla sand-treader cricket) References Further reading * Rhaphidophoridae Articles created by Qbugbot {{rhaphidophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utabaenetes
''Utabaenetes'' is a genus of insects in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is monotypic, containing the single species ''Utabaenetes tanneri'', commonly known as Tanner's black camel cricket, that is endemic to the desert of San Rafael Swell The San Rafael Swell is a large geologic feature located in south-central Utah, United States about west of Green River. The San Rafael Swell, measuring approximately , consists of a giant dome-shaped anticline of sandstone, shale, and limeston ... in the western United States. References Endemic fauna of the United States Insects described in 1970 Ensifera genera Rhaphidophoridae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Monotypic Orthoptera genera {{rhaphidophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udeopsylla
''Udeopsylla'' is a genus of camel crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution. Common names for these insects include cave wētā, cave crickets, camelback crickets, camel crickets, Hogan bugs, spider crickets (sometimes shortene .... There is one described species in ''Udeopsylla'', ''U. robusta''. References Further reading * Rhaphidophoridae Articles created by Qbugbot {{rhaphidophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Styracosceles
''Styracosceles'' is a genus of camel crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution. Common names for these insects include cave wētā, cave crickets, camelback crickets, camel crickets, Hogan bugs, spider crickets (sometimes shortene .... There are at least four described species in ''Styracosceles''. Species These four species belong to the genus ''Styracosceles'': * '' Styracosceles longispinosus'' (Caudell, 1916) * '' Styracosceles neomexicanus'' (Scudder, 1894) (new Mexico camel cricket) * '' Styracosceles oregonensis'' (Caudell, 1916) * '' Styracosceles serratus'' (Rehn, 1905) References Further reading * Rhaphidophoridae Articles created by Qbugbot {{rhaphidophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhachocnemis
''Rhachocnemis'' is a genus of sand-treader crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution. Common names for these insects include cave wētā, cave crickets, camelback crickets, camel crickets, Hogan bugs, spider crickets (sometimes shortene .... There is one described species in ''Rhachocnemis'', ''R. validus''. References Further reading * Rhaphidophoridae Articles created by Qbugbot {{rhaphidophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macrobaenetes
''Macrobaenetes'' is a genus of sand-treader crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae, found in California. There are at least four described species in ''Macrobaenetes''. Species These species belong to the genus ''Macrobaenetes'': * ''Macrobaenetes algodonensis'' Tinkham, 1962 (algodones sand treader cricket) * ''Macrobaenetes kelsoensis'' Tinkham, 1962 (kelso dunes giant sand-treader cricket) * ''Macrobaenetes sierrapintae'' Tinkham, 1962 (sierra pinta giant sand-treader cricket) * ''Macrobaenetes valgum ''Macrobaenetes valgum'', the Coachella giant sand treader cricket, is a species of insect in family Rhaphidophoridae. It is endemic to the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States ( ...'' (Strohecker, 1960) (coachella giant sand-treader cricket) References Ensifera genera Rhaphidophoridae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{rhaphidophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigantettix
''Gigantettix'' is a genus of camel crickets in the subfamily Aemodogryllinae and tribe Diestramimini. The type species, from Vietnam, was originally assigned to the genus '' Diestramima'' (''D. gigantea'' Gorochov); subsequently, other species have been found in the Indo-China Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ... region. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: * '' Gigantettix gigantea'' (Gorochov, 1992) – type species * '' Gigantettix laosensis'' Gorochov & Storozhenko, 2015 * '' Gigantettix longipes'' (Rehn, 1906) * '' Gigantettix maximus'' Gorochov, 1998 * '' Gigantettix minusculus'' Gorochov, 1998 * '' Gigantettix sapaensis'' Gorochov, 2002 Reference {{Taxonbar, from=Q10504829 Rhaphidophoridae Ensifera genera Orthoptera of Indo-China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
