- Source: Schizodactylidae
Schizodactylidae is a family of orthopteran insects found in Asia and southern Africa, known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Species are predatory, including Schizodactylus inexspectatus. T. B. Fletcher notes that one captive individual did not feed on any vegetable matter. Fossils are known since the Early Cretaceous.
Taxonomy
One extinct and two extant genera in the subfamily Schizodactylinae are included:
†Brauckmannia Martins-Neto, 2007
monotypic †B. groeningae Martins-Neto, 2007 Crato Formation, Brazil, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Comicus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888
Comicus capensis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 - type species
= Schizodactylus
=Authority: Brullé, 1835; distribution: mainland Asia
Schizodactylus brevinotus Ingrisch, 2002
Schizodactylus burmanus Uvarov, 1935
Schizodactylus hesperus Bei-Bienko, 1967
Schizodactylus inexspectatus (Werner, F., 1901)
Schizodactylus jimo He, 2021
Schizodactylus minor Ander, 1938
Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury, 1773) - type species (as Gryllus monstrosus Drury)
Schizodactylus salweenensis Dawwrueng et al., 2018
Schizodactylus tuberculatus Ander, 1938
References
External links
Family page with determination key
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Orthoptera
- Schizodactylidae
- Cricket (insect)
- Schizodactylus monstrosus
- Ensifera
- Grasshopper
- Ceuthophilus guttulosus
- Schizodactylus inexspectatus
- Stenopelmatidae
- Jerusalem cricket
- Orthoptera
