| Euhadenoecus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Rhaphidophoridae |
| Tribe: | Hadenoecini |
| Genus: | Euhadenoecus Hubbell, 1978 |
Euhadenoecus is a genus of camel crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae. There are at least four described species in Euhadenoecus. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution. Common names for these insects include the cave wētā, cave crickets, camelback crickets, camel crickets, spider crickets and sand treaders. Those occurring in New Zealand, Australia, and Tasmania are typically referred to as jumping or cave wētā. Most are found in forest environments or within caves, animal burrows, cellars, under stones, or in wood or similar environments. All species are flightless and nocturnal, usually with long antennae and legs. More than 1100 species of Rhaphidophoridae are described.
Hadenoecus is a genus of common cave cricket of the southeastern United States and typical of the tribe Hadenoecini.
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.
Ceuthophilus californianus is a species in the family Rhaphidophoridae, in the order Orthoptera. The species is known generally as the "California camel cricket". It is found in North America.
Ceuthophilus utahensis, or Utah camel cricket, is a species of camel crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America.
Ceuthophilus divergens, or divergent camel cricket, is a species of camel crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America.
Ceuthophilus alpinus is a species of camel crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America.
Ceuthophilus guttulosus, or Thomas' camel cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1869 and is found in North America.
Ceuthophilus latens, the black-sided camel cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America.
Ceuthophilus caudelli is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in southwest North America.
Euhadenoecus puteanus, the puteanus camel cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America.
Ceuthophilus chiricahuae, the chiricahua cave cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America.
Ceuthophilus stygius, known generally as the Kentucky cave cricket or cave camel cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America.
Hadenoecus subterraneus, the common cave cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America.
Euhadenoecus insolitus, the mccluney cave cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America.
Hadenoecus opilionides, the Tennessee cave cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America.
Euhadenoecus fragilis, the tawneys cave cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America.
Hadenoecini is a tribe of cave crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae. There are two genera and nine described species. It is sometimes considered a synonym of the subfamily Dolichopodainae.
Tachycines asynamorus is a cave cricket and the type species of the genus Tachycines (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 entomologist Nicolai Adelung. Some authorities have placed this species in the genus Diestrammena, but it has now restored to its basonym.
Wētā is the common name for a group of about 70 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand. They are giant flightless crickets, and some are among the heaviest insects in the world. Generally nocturnal, most small species are carnivores and scavengers while the larger species are herbivorous. Wētā are preyed on by introduced mammals, and some species are now critically endangered.