| Ammopelmatus pictus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Stenopelmatidae |
| Genus: | Ammopelmatus |
| Species: | A. pictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ammopelmatus pictus (Scudder, 1899) | |
Ammopelmatus pictus is a species of Jerusalem cricket in the family Stenopelmatidae. It is found in parts of the Central Valley, Diablo Range, and Silicon Valley within California. [1]
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