Stenopelmatinae is the sole subfamily in the family

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 ...

. There are about 7 genera and more than 50 described species in Stenopelmatinae. The species of this subfamily found in the

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are called

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, 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 Mex ...

'' 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 The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by the ...

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

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'' Stål, 1876 (sub-Saharan Africa) * ''

Oryctopterus ''Oryctopterus'' is a genus of Orthopteran insects in the subfamily Stenopelmatinae and is the only genus in the tribe Oryctopterini.Gorochov AV (1988) ''Zool. Zhur.'' 67(4): 522. Species have been recorded from India and Sri Lanka. Species Th ...

'' 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

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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 ...

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'' Tinkham, 1965 (North America) - Jerusalem crickets # ''

'' Burmeister, 1838 (

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References

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