Schizodactylidae is a

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

orthoptera Orthoptera () is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and wētā. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – grassho ...

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 pairs ...

s found in Asia and southern Africa, known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Species are predatory, including ''

Schizodactylus inexspectatus ''Schizodactylus inexspectatus'' (often misspelled "''inexpectatus''") is a species of dune cricket (Schizodactylidae) endemism, endemic to sand dunes of Çukurova and Göksu Deltas, Turkey. Taxonomic history ''Schizodactylus inexspectatus'' wa ...

''. T. B. Fletcher notes that one captive individual did not feed on any vegetable matter. Fossils are known since the

Early Cretaceous The Early Cretaceous ( geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma. Geology Pro ...

Taxonomy

One extinct and two extant genera in the subfamily Schizodactylinae are included: ;''† Brauckmannia'' Martins-Neto, 2007 * monotypic †''B. groeningae'' Martins-Neto, 2007

Crato Formation The Crato Formation is a geologic formation of Early Cretaceous ( Aptian) age in northeastern Brazil's Araripe Basin. It is an important Lagerstätte (undisturbed fossil accumulation) for palaeontologists. The strata were laid down mostly duri ...

, Brazil, Early Cretaceous (

Aptian The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous Epoch or Series and encompasses the time from 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma to 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ago), a ...

) ;'' Comicus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 * '' Comicus capensis'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 - type species

''Schizodactylus''

Authority: Brullé, 1835; distribution: mainland Asia # '' Schizodactylus brevinotus'' Ingrisch, 2002 # ''

Schizodactylus burmanus Schizodactylidae is a family of orthopteran insects found in Asia and southern Africa, known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Species are predatory, including ''Schizodactylus inexspecta ...

'' Uvarov, 1935 # ''

Schizodactylus hesperus ''Schizodactylus hesperus'' is a species of cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced o ...

'' Bei-Bienko, 1967 # ''

'' (Werner, F., 1901) # ''

Schizodactylus jimo Schizodactylidae is a family of orthopteran insects found in Asia and southern Africa, known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Species are predatory, including ''Schizodactylus inexspecta ...

'' He, 2021 # ''

Schizodactylus minor Schizodactylidae is a family of orthopteran insects found in Asia and southern Africa, known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Species are predatory, including ''Schizodactylus inexspecta ...

'' Ander, 1938 # ''

Schizodactylus monstrosus ''Schizodactylus monstrosus'' or the maize cricket, is a species of large, robust cricket found in Asia, belonging to the family Schizodactylidae. It is found mainly in sandy habitats along rivers, and has large flattened tarsal extensions and w ...

'' (Drury, 1773) - type species (as ''Gryllus monstrosus'' Drury) # ''

Schizodactylus salweenensis Schizodactylidae is a family of orthopteran insects found in Asia and southern Africa, known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Species are predatory, including ''Schizodactylus inexspecta ...

'' Dawwrueng et al., 2018 # ''

Schizodactylus tuberculatus Schizodactylidae is a family of orthopteran insects found in Asia and southern Africa, known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Species are predatory, including ''Schizodactylus inexspecta ...

'' Ander, 1938

References

External links

Family page with determination key
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3446250 Ensifera Orthoptera families Permian first appearances Orthoptera of Africa Orthoptera of Asia