Not to be confused with Raphiophoridae or Schizomida.
Rhaphidophoridae
A Greenhouse camel cricket
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Orthoptera
Suborder:
Ensifera
Superfamily:
Rhaphidophoroidea Walker, 1869
Family:
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869
Subfamilies and genera
See text
The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution.[1] Common names for these insects include cave crickets, camel crickets, spider crickets (sometimes shortened to "criders" or "sprickets"),[2] and sand treaders. Those occurring in New Zealand are typically referred to as jumping or cave wētā.[3] Most are found in forest environments or within caves, animal burrows, cellars, under stones, or in wood or similar environments.[4] All species are flightless and nocturnal, usually with long antennae and legs.[3] More than 500 species of Rhaphidophoridae are described.[1]
The well-known field crickets are from a different superfamily (Grylloidea) and only look vaguely similar, while members of the family Tettigoniidae may look superficially similar in body form.
^ abCigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. (2022). "Orthoptera Species File Version 5.0/5.0".
^Ambrose, Kevin (2016-11-08). "Spider crickets: The bugs you don't want in your house this fall". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
^ abAllegrucci, Giuliana; Trewick, Steve A.; Fortunato, Angela; Carchini, Gianmaria; Sbordoni, Valerio (2010-07-01). "Cave Crickets and Cave Weta (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae) from the Southern End of the World: A Molecular Phylogeny Test of Biogeographical Hypotheses". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 19 (1): 121–130. doi:10.1665/034.019.0118. ISSN 1082-6467. S2CID 86260199.
^Richards, Aola (1987). "Distribution and relationships of the Australian Rhaphidophoridae (Orthoptera)". In Baccetti, Baccio (ed.). Evolutionary Biology of Orthopteroid Insects. Chichester, West Sussex: Halstead Press. pp. 438–449. ISBN 0745802087.
The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution. Common names for these insects include cave crickets, camel...
taxa in the Ensifera may be called crickets sensu lato, including the Rhaphidophoridae – cave or camel crickets; Stenopelmatidae – Jerusalem or sand crickets;...
sand-treader cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America. "Ammobaenetes arenicolus Report". Integrated...
Novotettix is a monotypic genus of cave cricket/wētā in the family Rhaphidophoridae endemic to south-east Australia. The genus Novotettix was first described...
aucklandensis the Auckland Island wētā, is a cave wētā in the family Rhaphidophoridae, the only member of the genus Dendroplectron. It is endemic to the...
Ceuthophilus alpinus is a species of camel crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America. "Ceuthophilus alpinus Species Information"...
sand treader cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America. "Macrobaenetes algodonensis Report"...
Daihinia is a genus of camel crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae. There is one described species in Daihinia, D. brevipes. "Daihinia Report". Integrated...
cricket, is a North American species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in California, including along the Coast Ranges and as...
of water without sinking. Richards, Aola (1959). "Revision of the Rhaphidophoridae (Orthoptera) of New Zealand Part VI" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal...
Daihiniella is a genus of sand-treader crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae. There is one described species in Daihiniella, D. bellicosa. "Daihiniella...
San Diego camel cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America. These 10 subspecies belong to the species...
Udeopsylla is a genus of camel crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Udeopsylla robusta. "Udeopsylla...
Isoplectron is a genus of cave wētā in the family Rhaphidophoridae with three species currently recognized. The genus is endemic to New Zealand and distributed...
in the study of New Zealand and Australian cave crickets, or wētā (Rhaphidophoridae), and Australian ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae). She was the first...
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...
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...
Tennessee cave cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America. These two subspecies belong to the species...
Phrixocnemis is a genus of camel crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae. There is one described species in Phrixocnemis, P. truculentus. "Phrixocnemis...
other families, such as Stenopelmatidae ("Jerusalem crickets") and Rhaphidophoridae ("camel crickets"), now considered separate. As presently defined,...
puteanus camel cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America. "Euhadenoecus puteanus Species Information"...
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