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Stenopelmatidae
The family Stenopelmatidae is composed of large, mostly flightless insects resembling crickets (the family Gryllidae). Two genera: ''Ammopelmatus'' and the type genus ''Stenopelmatus'' are found in the New World. ''Oryctopus'' and ''Sia'' are Old World genera, and previously placed in their own subfamilies (see below), but with the addition of new genera, current placement is as five tribes in the single subfamily Stenopelmatinae. Classification The classification and constituency of Stenopelmatidae is an ongoing source of controversy, with different authorities proposing radically different arrangements. Until recently, the majority of researchers appeared to accept a major New World lineage as the subfamily Stenopelmatinae, with smaller Old World lineages and fossil groups also treated as subfamilies.Vandergast, A.G., Weissman, D.B., Wood, D.A., Rentz, D.C., Bazelet, C.S., and Ueshima, N. (2017) Tackling an intractable problem: Can greater taxon sampling help resolve relationshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammopelmatus
''Ammopelmatus'' is a genus of insects in the family Stenopelmatidae, one of two genera of large, flightless insects referred to commonly as Jerusalem crickets (or "potato bugs"). They are native to southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Classification There are 20 species recognized as valid in the genus ''Ammopelmatus'', as presently recognized; 17 of these species were formerly placed in the genus ''Stenopelmatus''.D.B. Weissman, A.G. Vandergast, H. Song, S. Shin, D.D. McKenna, N. Ueshima (2021) Generic relationships of New World Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Stenopelmatinae), including all known species of ''Stenopelmatus''. ''ZooTaxa'' 4917. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4917.1.1 The family Stenopelmatidae contains several Old World genera, but only the genera in the subfamily Stenopelmatinae (all New World) are referred to as Jerusalem crickets. Species * '' Ammopelmatus cahuilaensis'' * '' Ammopelmatus californicus'' * ''Ammopelmatus cephalotes'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siinae
''Sia''Giebel (1861) ''Zeitschr. gesam. Naturwiss.'' 18: 114. is a genus of Orthopteran insects in the family Stenopelmatidae, recorded from western Malesia. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: # ''Sia bugajus'' Gorochov, 2021 # ''Sia ferox'' Giebel, 1861 - type species # ''Sia incisa Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...'' Karny, 1926 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10667188 Ensifera genera Stenopelmatoidea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sia (insect)
''Sia''Giebel (1861) ''Zeitschr. gesam. Naturwiss.'' 18: 114. is a genus of Orthopteran insects in the family Stenopelmatidae, recorded from western Malesia. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: # ''Sia bugajus'' Gorochov, 2021 # ''Sia ferox'' Giebel, 1861 - type species # ''Sia incisa Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...'' Karny, 1926 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10667188 Ensifera genera Stenopelmatoidea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenopelmatinae
Stenopelmatinae is the sole subfamily in the family Stenopelmatidae. There are about 7 genera and more than 50 described species in Stenopelmatinae. The species of this subfamily found in the New World are called Jerusalem crickets, making up the genera ''Ammopelmatus'' and ''Stenopelmatus''. These were formerly the only genera of this subfamily, and now make up the tribe Stenopelmatini. Old World species have also been referred to as Jerusalem crickets in recent years, as well as sand crickets and stone crickets. Tribes and Genera The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists five tribes in the subfamily Stenopelmatinae: Monotypic tribes * ''Maxentius'' Stål, 1876 (sub-Saharan Africa) * ''Oryctopterus'' Karny, 1937 (India, Sri Lanka) * ''Oryctopus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 (India, Sri Lanka) Siini # † '' Electrosia'' Gorochov, 2010 (Baltic amber) # ''Sia'' Giebel, 1861 (Malaysia, Indonesia) Stenopelmatini # ''Ammopelmatus'' Tinkham, 1965 (North America) - Jerusalem crickets # '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macrelcana
''Macrelcana ungeri'' is an extinct orthopteran insect from the Miocene epoch (~12 mya). It belongs to the same family as wetas and potato bugs (Stenopelmatidae). References Stenopelmatoidea Insects described in 1838 Prehistoric insect genera {{Stenopelmatidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gryllidae
The family ''Gryllidae'' contains the subfamilies and genera which entomologists now term true crickets. Having long, whip-like antennae, they belong to the Orthopteran suborder Ensifera, which has been greatly reduced in the last 100 years (''e.g.'' ImmsImms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 886 pp.): taxa such as the spider-crickets and allies, sword-tail crickets, wood or ground crickets and scaly crickets have been elevated to family level. The type genus is ''Gryllus'' and the first use of the family name "Gryllidae" was by Walker. They have a worldwide distribution (except Antarctica). The largest members of the family are the -long bull crickets (''Brachytrupes'') which excavate burrows a metre or more deep. The tree crickets (Oecanthinae) are delicate white or pale green insects with transparent fore wings, while the field crickets (Gryllinae) are robust brown or black insects. Subfamilies The family is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenopelmatus
''Stenopelmatus'' is one of two genera of large, flightless insects referred to commonly as Jerusalem crickets (or "potato bugs"). They are primarily native to Central America, and one species is known from Ecuador.D.B. Weissman, A.G. Vandergast, H. Song, S. Shin, D.D. McKenna, N. Ueshima (2021) Generic relationships of New World Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Stenopelmatinae), including all known species of Stenopelmatus. ''Zootaxa'' 4917. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4917.1.1 Classification There are 19 species recognized as valid in the genus ''Stenopelmatus'', as presently recognized (with 13 more of uncertain status and potentially not valid), though the genus was formerly much larger, including most of the species now placed in the genus ''Ammopelmatus''. The family Stenopelmatidae contains several Old World genera, but only the genera in the subfamily Stenopelmatinae (all New World) are referred to as Jerusalem crickets. Valid species *''Stenopelmatus ater'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gryllacrididae
Gryllacrididae are a family of non-jumping insects in the suborder Ensifera occurring worldwide, known commonly as leaf-rolling crickets or raspy crickets. The family historically has been broadly defined to include what are presently several other families, such as Stenopelmatidae ("Jerusalem crickets") and Rhaphidophoridae ("camel crickets"), now considered separate. As presently defined, the family contains two subfamilies: Gryllacridinae and Hyperbaeninae. They are commonly wingless and nocturnal. In the daytime, most species rest in shelters made from folded leaves sewn with silk. Some species use silk to burrow in sand, earth or wood. Raspy crickets evolved the ability to produce silk independently from other insects, but their silk has many convergent features to silkworm silk, being made of long, repetitive proteins with an extended beta-sheet structure. Subfamilies, tribes and selected genera The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists two subfamilies: Gryllacridinae ;tribe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxentius (insect)
''Maxentius'' is a genus of insect in the subfamily Stenopelmatinae and formerly treated as a subgenus of the genus ''Sia Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...''. Species can be found in sub-Saharan Africa. Species * '' Maxentius canus'' (Péringuey, 1916) * '' Maxentius kuhlgatzi'' (Karny, 1910) * '' Maxentius pallidus'' (Walker, 1869) * '' Maxentius pinguis'' (Walker, 1869) References Ensifera genera Stenopelmatoidea {{stenopelmatidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenopelmatini
Jerusalem crickets (or potato bugs) are a group of large, flightless insects in the genera ''Ammopelmatus'' and ''Stenopelmatus'', together comprising the tribe Stenopelmatini. The former genus is native to the western United States and parts of Mexico, while the latter genus is from Central America.D.B. Weissman, A.G. Vandergast, H. Song, S. Shin, D.D. McKenna, N. Ueshima (2021) Generic relationships of New World Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Stenopelmatinae), including all known species of ''Stenopelmatus''. ''ZooTaxa'' 4917. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4917.1.1 Despite their common names, these insects are neither true crickets (which belong to the family Gryllidae) nor true bugs (which belong to the order Hemiptera), nor are they native to Jerusalem. These nocturnal insects use their strong mandibles to feed primarily on dead organic matter but can also eat other insects. Their highly adapted feet are used for burrowing beneath moist soil to feed on decaying roo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
