Ammopelmatus muwu

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Ammopelmatus muwu
Point Conception Jerusalem Cricket imported from iNaturalist photo 120917294 on 26 January 2022.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Stenopelmatidae
Genus: Ammopelmatus
Species:
A. muwu
Binomial name
Ammopelmatus muwu
Rentz & Weissman, 1981

Ammopelmatus muwu is a species of insect in family Stenopelmatidae. It is endemic to parts of San Luis Obisbo and Santa Barbara counties in United States state of California. [2]

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References

  1. Orthopteroid Specialist Group (1996). "Ammopelmatus muwu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T1148A3282929. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1148A3282929.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. D.B. Weissman, A.G. Vandergast, H. Song, S. Shin, D.D. McKenna, N. Ueshima (2021) Generic relationships of New World Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Stenopelmatinae), including all known species of Stenopelmatus. ZooTaxa 4917. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4917.1.1