''Ammopelmatus'' is a genus of
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three ...
s in the family
Stenopelmatidae, one of two genera of large, flightless insects referred to commonly as
Jerusalem cricket
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 ...
s (or "potato bugs"). They are native to southwestern
United States
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and northwestern
Mexico
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.
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
''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 ...
''.
[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
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 th ...
(all
New World
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) are referred to as Jerusalem crickets.
Species
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Ammopelmatus cahuilaensis''
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Ammopelmatus californicus''
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Ammopelmatus cephalotes
''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 Me ...
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Ammopelmatus comanchus''
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Ammopelmatus davewerneri''
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Ammopelmatus fasciatus''
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Ammopelmatus fuscus
''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 Me ...
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Ammopelmatus hydrocephalus''
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Ammopelmatus intermedius''
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Ammopelmatus irregularis
''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 Me ...
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Ammopelmatus kelsoensis
''Ammopelmatus kelsoensis'', commonly known as the Kelso Jerusalem cricket, is a species of insect in the family Stenopelmatidae. It is endemic to the Kelso Dunes in the United States. Despite intensive collecting, all specimens have only be ...
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Ammopelmatus longispina
''Ammopelmatus longispina'' is a species of Jerusalem cricket
Jerusalem crickets (or potato bugs) are a group of large, flightless insects in the genera ''Ammopelmatus'' and ''Stenopelmatus'', together comprising the tribe Stenopelmatini. T ...
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Ammopelmatus mescaleroensis
''Ammopelmatus mescaleroensis'' is a species of Jerusalem cricket
Jerusalem crickets (or potato bugs) are a group of large, flightless insects in the genera ''Ammopelmatus'' and ''Stenopelmatus'', together comprising the tribe Stenopelmatin ...
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Ammopelmatus monahansensis
''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 Me ...
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Ammopelmatus muwu
''Ammopelmatus muwu'' is a species of insect in family Stenopelmatidae. It is endemic to parts of San Luis Obisbo and Santa Barbara counties in United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United Sta ...
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Ammopelmatus navajo
''Ammopelmatus navajo'', commonly known as the Navajo Jerusalem cricket, is a species of nocturnal Jerusalem cricket in the family Stenopelmatidae. It is endemic to the United States, specifically Arizona, and found under rocks in loose soil. I ...
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Ammopelmatus nigrocapitatus''
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Ammopelmatus oculatus''
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Ammopelmatus pictus''
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Ammopelmatus terrenus''
Notes
References
Ensifera genera
Stenopelmatoidea
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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