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Species Pristoceuthophilus cercalis

Camel cricket -- Genus Pristoceuthophilus - Pristoceuthophilus cercalis - female

cricket - Pristoceuthophilus cercalis - female

Cockroach or Cricket ?? - Pristoceuthophilus cercalis - female

cave cricket - Pristoceuthophilus cercalis

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 Rhaphidophoridae (Camel Crickets)

Subfamily Ceuthophilinae

Genus Pristoceuthophilus

Species cercalis (Pristoceuthophilus cercalis)

Identification

From BG contributor James Miskelly:

"Male abdominal segments are half tuberculate, half smooth. Male cerci end in multi-segmented 'tassels'. Females must be identified by association with males".

Contributed by Ken Schneider on 19 September, 2008 - 6:22pm
Last updated 20 September, 2008 - 11:47am

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