Category
page 1Anostostomatidae
Deinacrida heteracantha
species of insect
Deinacrida
genus of insects
Anostostomatidae
Anostostomatidae is a family of insects in the order Orthoptera, widely distributed in the southern hemisphere. It is named Mimnermidae or Henicidae in some taxonomies, and common names include king crickets in Australia and South Africa, and wētā in New Zealand (although not all wētā are in Anostostomatidae). Prominent members include the Parktown prawn of South Africa, and the giant wētā of New Zealand.
Parktown prawn
species of insect
Deinacrida fallai
species of insect
Deinacrida rugosa
species of insect
Deinacrida parva
species of insect
Hemiandrus
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Deinacrida mahoenui
species of insect
Hemideina maori
species of insect
Hemiandrus pallitarsis
species of insect
Hemideina thoracica
species of insect
Hemideina crassidens
species of insect
Hemideina trewicki
species of insect
Hemiandrus maculifrons
species of insect
Deinacrida connectens
species of wētā endemic to New Zealand
Hemideina femorata
species of insect
Hemideina ricta
species of insect
Deinacrida carinata
species of insect
Hemiandrus subantarcticus
species of insect
Hemiandrus bilobatus
species of wētā endemic to New Zealand
Motuweta isolata
species of insect
Deinacrida pluvialis
species of insect
Hemideina
genus of insects
Isoplectron armatum
species of insect
Hemideina broughi
species of insect
Deinacrida elegans
species of insect
Anisoura nicobarica
species of wētā endemic to New Zealand
Motuweta
Motuweta is a genus consisting of two species of tusked wētā in the family Anostostomatidae, endemic to New Zealand. The Northland tusked wētā, Anisoura nicobarica, may belong in this group, in which case the genus Motuweta would become a junior synonym of Anisoura.
Deinacrida tibiospina
species of insect
Motuweta riparia
species of insect
Hemiandrus focalis
species of insect
Paterdecolyus
Paterdecolyus is a subgenus of "king crickets" in the genus Anabropsis: found in India and Tibet.
Leiomelus
Leiomelus is a genus of king crickets in the family Anostostomatidae, endemic to Chile.
Deinacrida talpa
species of insect
Anostostoma
Anostostoma is the type genus of the family Anostostomatidae and consists of five species of insect, endemic to Australia.
Lezina
Lezina is a cricket genus in the family Anostostomatidae found in northern Africa and the Middle-East; it was formerly included in the family Gryllacrididae.
Anabropsis
Anabropsis is a genus of king crickets in the tribe Anabropsini. They are found tropical areas of the Americas, Africa and Asia.
Cnemotettix
Cnemotettix is a genus of silk-spinning crickets in the family Anostostomatidae. There are about five described species in Cnemotettix.
Cnemotettix bifasciatus
species of insect
Cnemotettix caudulus
species of insect