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
The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. ...
are called
Jerusalem crickets, making up the genera ''
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 Me ...
'' and ''
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 ...
''. These were formerly the only genera of this subfamily, and now make up the tribe
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 o ...
.
Old World species have also been referred to as Jerusalem crickets in recent years, as well as sand crickets and stone crickets.
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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
''Oryctopus''Brunner von Wattenwyl (1888) ''Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien'' 38: 266. is a genus of insect in the subfamily Stenopelmatinae
Stenopelmatinae is the sole subfamily in the family Stenopelmatidae. There are about 7 ...
'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 (India, Sri Lanka)
Siini
# † '' Electrosia'' Gorochov, 2010 (Baltic amber)
# ''Sia
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'' Giebel, 1861 (Malaysia, Indonesia)
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 o ...
# ''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 Me ...
'' Tinkham, 1965 (North America) - Jerusalem crickets
# ''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 ...
'' Burmeister, 1838 (New World
The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. ...
) - Jerusalem crickets
References
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Stenopelmatoidea
Orthoptera subfamilies