''Dolichopoda'' is a genus of

cave cricket 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 ...

s in the tribe Dolichopodaini, subfamily Dolichopodainae. They are distributed in the

Mediterranean basin In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin (; also known as the Mediterranean Region or sometimes Mediterranea) is the region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have mostly a Mediterranean climate, with mild to cool, rainy winters and w ...

in southern Europe and western Asia. The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

of the genus is '' Gryllus palpata'', now known as '' Dolichopoda palpata''.

Species

There are over 50 described species. The greatest species diversity occurs in Greece. Four

subgenera In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...

have been named, though some have been shown to be

paraphyletic In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa ...

(''Dolichopoda'') or polyphyletic (''Chopardina''). ;''Dolichopoda'' (''Capraiacris'') Baccetti, 1977 These two species lack spines on both the anterior tibiae and the hind femur. *'' Dolichopoda aegilion'' Baccetti, 1977 *'' Dolichopoda baccettii'' Capra, 1957 ;''Dolichopoda'' (''Chopardina'') Uvarov, 1921 Found in Italy, Corsica, and Greece. Distinguished from other subgenera by having several spines on the hind femurs. Dolichopoda schiavazzii

*'' Dolichopoda bormansi'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882 *'' Dolichopoda cyrnensis'' Chopard, 1950 *'' Dolichopoda lustriae'' Rampini & Di Russo, 2008 *''

Dolichopoda muceddai ''Dolichopoda'' is a genus of cave crickets in the tribe Dolichopodaini, subfamily Dolichopodainae. They are distributed in the Mediterranean basin in southern Europe and western Asia. The type species of the genus is '' Gryllus palpata'', now k ...

'' Rampini & Di Russo, 2005 *'' Dolichopoda remyi'' Chopard, 1934 *'' Dolichopoda schiavazzii'' Capra, 1934 ;''Dolichopoda'' (''Dolichopoda'') Bolívar, 1880 The largest subgenus by number of species; distinguished from the other subgenera by the spines on the anterior tibiae. Dolichopoda cfr azami (5012445551)

;''Dolichopoda'' (''Petrochilosina'') Boudou-Saltet, 1980 *'' Dolichopoda cassagnaui'' Boudou-Saltet, 1971 *'' Dolichopoda insignis'' Chopard, 1955 *'' Dolichopoda makrykapa'' Boudou-Saltet, 1980 *''

Dolichopoda ochtoniai ''Dolichopoda'' is a genus of cave crickets in the tribe Dolichopodaini, subfamily Dolichopodainae. They are distributed in the Mediterranean basin in southern Europe and western Asia. The type species of the genus is ''Gryllus palpata'', now k ...

'' Rampini & Di Russo, 2015 *'' Dolichopoda petrochilosi'' Chopard, 1954 *'' Dolichopoda saraolacosi'' Rampini & Di Russo, 2015 *''

Dolichopoda vandeli ''Dolichopoda'' is a genus of cave crickets in the tribe Dolichopodaini, subfamily Dolichopodainae. They are distributed in the Mediterranean basin in southern Europe and western Asia. The type species of the genus is '' Gryllus palpata'', now k ...

'' Boudou-Saltet, 1970

References

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