Stenopelmatidea (Infraorder)

Overview

An Infraorder in the Kingdom Animalia.

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Taxonomy

The Infraorder Stenopelmatidea is a member of the Suborder Ensifera. Here is the complete "parentage" of Stenopelmatidea:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda
        Class: Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia
        Infraclass: Pterygota - Winged Insects
        Superorder: Orthopterida
        Order: Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 - Locusts, Katydids, Crickets, Grasshoppers
        Suborder: Ensifera (en-SIF-er-uh) Ander, 1939
        Infraorder: Stenopelmatidea

The Infraorder Stenopelmatidea is further organized into finer groupings including:

Family (8): Anostostomatidae · Cooloolidae · Gryllacrididae · Lezinidae · Macropathidae · Mimnermidae · Rhaphidophoridae · Stenopelmatidae

Families

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Anostostomatidae

Anostostomatidae is a family in the order . It is sometimes referred to as Mimnermidae or Henicidae in some taxonomies, and common names include King crickets in South Africa, and wetas in New Zealand. They are believed to be most closely related to the Jerusalem crickets of North America. Prominent members includes the Parktown prawn of South Africa, and the giant wetas of New Zealand. The cave wetas belong to another family, the Rhaphidophoridae. [more]

Cooloolidae

Cooloola is a of ensiferan orthopterans. It is the only genus in the family Cooloolidae of the superfamily Gryllacridoidea. [more]

Gryllacrididae

A Gryllacrididae are Australian^{verification needed]} insect related to a grasshopper. They are known for being more aggressive than other insects. They are also referred to as "camel crickets." [more]

Rhaphidophoridae

The family Rhaphidophoridae includes the cave wetas, cave crickets, camel crickets and sand treaders, of the suborder Ensifera, most are found in association with caves, animal burrows, cellars, under stones, in wood or in similar environments. They are characterized in part by their long antennae and legs. They may be found on all continents and many continental islands, though Africa has but one species and that is confined to the southern Cape region. Those occurring in New Zealand, Australia, and Tasmania are typically referred to as wetas. The well-known field crickets are from a different superfamily (Grylloidea) and only look vaguely similar, while members of the family Tettigoniidae may look superficially similar in body form. [more]

Stenopelmatidae

Jerusalem crickets ( Stenopelmatus) are a group of large (body length up to 69mm), flightless insects native to the western United States, along the Pacific Coast, and south into Mexico. Because of their large, human-like head, they are commonly called ni�o de la tierra (Spanish for "child of the earth"), Earth baby, cara de ni�o (Spanish for "child's face"), w� see ts'inii (Navajo for "skull insect"), or old bald-headed man. They are also often called potato bugs. [more]

At least 44 species and subspecies belong to the Family Stenopelmatidae.

More info about the Family Stenopelmatidae may be found here.

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