Family Prophalangopsidae - Hump-winged Crickets

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References

Some sort of Cricket? - Cyphoderris monstrosa

Found on my deck this morning. - Cyphoderris monstrosa - female

West Yellowstone Grig - Cyphoderris strepitans

Strange bug in Mt. Hood National Forest - Cyphoderris

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)

Infraorder Tettigoniidea (Katydids, Camel Crickets, and relatives)

Family Prophalangopsidae (Hump-winged Crickets)

Other Common Names

Hump-winged Grigs

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Haglidae (Tree of Life)

Numbers

3 species in 1 genus in North America (nearctica.com)

Size

body length 17-30 mm

Identification

brown with black and pale yellowish markings; short-winged and flightless

Range

northwestern United States and southwestern Canada

Habitat

coniferous forests and high-altitude sagebrush prairie; hide beneath leaf litter during the day, and become active at night

Season

adults from May to August

Food

staminate flowers of coniferous trees, and flower parts & pollen of broadleaved shrubs; sometimes eats fruit and small insects

Life Cycle

overwinters as a late-instar nymph or young adult in burrow in ground; one generation per year

Remarks

males stridulate to attract females or to announce territory

Internet References

live adult images of male and female Cyphoderris strepitans by Darryl Gwynne, plus classification, biology, and references (Tree of Life)

links to info, images, distribution maps of the 3 North American species (Singing Insects of North America, U. of Florida)

biology and behavior (U. of Toronto)

Contributed by A.W. Thomas on 30 March, 2005 - 6:17pm
Additional contributions by Joel Kits, Robin McLeod, David Ferguson, metrioptera
Last updated 28 April, 2014 - 7:16pm

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