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Ceuthophilus
Genus
Ceuthophilus
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
Ceuthophilus
Other Common Names
Camel Cricket (usually applied to this genus), Cave Cricket (this and related genera)
Explanation of Names
Author of genus is Scudder, 1862.
Numbers
Nearctica.com
lists 89 species; most diverse rhaphidophorid genus in North America.
Range
Canada through to Mexico
Habitat
Caves, basements, crawl spaces, outdoor closets.
Food
Reported to be scavengers.
Print References
S. Hubbell,
Broadsides from the Other Orders
(
1
)
T. H. Hubbell, A monographic revision of the genus
Ceuthophilus
(Orthoptera, Gryllacrididae, Rhaphidophorinae)
(
2
)
Internet References
Insects of Cedar Creek:
genus
,
family page
Orthoptera of the Northern Great Plains
--has a key down to genus level
Forestry Images
Clemson University:
image
,
fact sheet
for family
OSF
Works Cited
1.
Broadsides from the Other Orders
Sue Hubbell. 1993. Random House.
2.
A monographic revision of the genus Ceuthophilus (Orthoptera, Gryllacrididae, Rhaphidophorinae)
T. H. Hubbell. 1936. University of Florida Publication, Biological Series, Vol. II, No.1, pages 1-551, 38 plates.
Contributed by
Matthew Roth
on 19 July, 2005 - 9:09am
Additional contributions by
cotinis
,
cheins
,
Edward Ruden
,
metrioptera
Last updated 1 November, 2022 - 11:52am