''Tachycines asynamorus'' is a

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 ...

and the

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of the genus ''

Tachycines ''Tachycines'' is a genus of camel crickets in the subfamily Aemodogryllinae and tribe Aemodogryllini. Some authorities had placed the type species, ''T. asynamorus'', in the genus ''Diestrammena'', but recent papers returned this to the subgen ...

'' ( Rhaphidophoridae). In English-speaking countries it is known as the greenhouse camel cricket or greenhouse stone cricket for its propensity for living in greenhouses. It was first described in 1902 by Russian

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. Some authorities have placed this species in the genus ''

Diestrammena ''Diestrammena'' is a 'camel' or 'cave-cricket' genus in the family Rhaphidophoridae. Species in the genus are native to Asia, including Japan. Note: this genus should not be confused with the similarly-named '' Diestramima'' which also belongs ...

'', but it has now restored to its

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Description

''Tachycines asynamorus'' is a medium-sized,

apterous Aptery is the anatomical condition of an animal completely lacking any kind of wings. An animal with this condition is said to be apterous. Most animal species belong to and are phylogenetic descendants of apterous taxa. These groups are said to ...

camel cricket. Its body length ranges from . It has very long antennae, palps, and cerci. The female has a long, gently upcurved

ovipositor The ovipositor is a tube-like organ used by some animals, especially insects, for the laying of eggs. In insects, an ovipositor consists of a maximum of three pairs of appendages. The details and morphology of the ovipositor vary, but typical ...

, in length. Originating in the caves of eastern Asia, it is omnivorous, sometimes carnivorous, or a scavenger of dead insects and other organic material.

Distribution

It is native to Asia, including Korea, but has long been found especially in heated European greenhouses. People in the United States were asked to survey their homes for presence or absence of camel crickets such as those of this genus and return photographs and/or specimens to

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for further research. Researchers including

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have found that introduced greenhouse camel crickets were reported much more commonly than the native North American camel crickets of the genus ''

Ceuthophilus ''Ceuthophilus'' is a genus of insects in the cave cricket family Rhaphidophoridae. It contains most of the species that are known commonly as camel crickets.Sanders, DHouse-invading Crickets. University of Missouri Extension. 2010. These insect ...

''.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15846426, from2=Q762610 Rhaphidophoridae Cave insects Insects described in 1902 Insects of Korea Orthoptera of Asia Orthoptera of Europe