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Stenopelmatus

Weissman, David B.;Song, Hojun;Vandergast, Amy G.

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Stenopelmatus

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Stenopelmatus is one of two genera of large, flightless insects referred to commonly as Jerusalem crickets (or "potato bugs"). They are primarily native to Central America, and one species is known from Ecuador.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderOrthoptera
  5. FamilyStenopelmatidae
Observations recorded7,586

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  • Classification
  • Valid species
  • Uncertain status
  • Communication
  • Size and shape
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Stenopelmatus is one of two genera of large, flightless insects referred to commonly as Jerusalem crickets (or "potato bugs"). They are primarily native to Central America, and one species is known from Ecuador.

== Classification == Nineteen species are recognized as valid in the genus Stenopelmatus, as presently recognized (with 13 more of uncertain status and potentially not valid), though the genus was formerly much larger, including most of the species now placed in the genus Ammopelmatus. The family Stenopelmatidae contains several Old World genera, but only the genera in the subfamily Stenopelmatinae (all New World) are referred to as Jerusalem crickets.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stenopelmatus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.