The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution. Common names for these insects include cave crickets, camel crickets, Hogan bugs, spider crickets, land shrimp, and sand treaders. Those occurring in New Zealand 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 500 species of Rhaphidophoridae are described.
Pholidoptera is a genus of bush-crickets belonging to the subfamily Tettigoniinae and the type genus of the tribe Pholidopterini.
Diestrammena is a 'camel' or 'cave-cricket' genus in the family Rhaphidophoridae. Species in the genus are native to Asia, including Japan.
Antaxius is a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini found in Europe.
Omocestus is a genus of 'short-horned grasshoppers' belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae.
Metioche is a genus of sword-tail crickets in the tribe Trigonidiini. Species have been found in tropical South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Pteronemobius is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Nemobiinae, with a worldwide distribution.
Rhaphidophora is the type genus of camel crickets in the tribe Rhaphidophorini.
Dolichopoda is a genus of cave crickets in the tribe Dolichopodaini, subfamily Dolichopodainae. They are distributed in the Mediterranean basin in southern Europe and western Asia.
Trellius is an Asian genus of crickets in the family Phalangopsidae, subfamily Phaloriinae, tribe Phaloriini.
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 subgenus Tachycines (Tachycines), with a substantial number of new species recently described.
Gryllini is a tribe of crickets and typical of the family Gryllidae. Species are terrestrial, carnivorous or omnivorous and can be found in all continenents except Antarctica.
Odontura is a genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae and typical of the tribe Odonturini. Species can be found in Africa and Europe.
Modicogryllus is the type genus of crickets in the tribe Modicogryllini. Species have been recorded from: Europe, Africa, the middle East, temperate and tropical Asia through to Australia and western Pacific islands.
Uromenus is a genus of bush crickets in the sub-family Bradyporinae and tribe Ephippigerini.
Parendacustes is a genus of crickets in the family Phalangopsidae, tribe Phalangopsini, subtribe Parendacustina. Species have been recorded from Indo-China, Malesia and New Guinea.
Dolichopoda lycia is a species of cave cricket within the family Rhaphidophoridae. The species is found around caves around Antalya, Turkey.
Montana is a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini, erected by F.E. Zeuner in 1941. The type species, M. montana has been called the "Steppe Bush-Cricket". Some authorities previously placed this as a subgenus of Platycleis, but it is now considered a separate genus, as part of the genus group Platycleis. Species can be found in the northern Palaearctic realm from mainland western Europe through to Siberia.
Ovaliptila is a genus of European crickets in the subfamily Gryllomorphinae and the tribe Petaloptilini, erected by A.V. Gorochov in 2006. The known distribution – possibly incomplete – of species includes: the Balkans, Greece, Turkey and the Crimean peninsula.
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