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Cave and camel crickets are of little economic importance except as a nuisance in buildings and homes, especially basements. They are usually "accidental invaders" that wander in from adjacent areas. They may reproduce indoors, and are seen in dark, moist conditions such as a basement, shower, or laundry area, as well as in organic debris (e.g ...
Mole crickets are members of the insect family Gryllotalpidae, in the order Orthoptera (grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets). Mole crickets are cylindrical-bodied, fossorial insects about 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) long as adults, with small eyes and shovel-like fore limbs highly developed for burrowing. They are present in many parts of the world ...
Ceuthophilus is a genus of insects in the cave cricket family Rhaphidophoridae. It contains most of the species that are known commonly as camel crickets. [1] These insects have thick, dorsally arched bodies. The head is oval in shape with long, tapering antennae. The hind femur is thick and usually spiny in males, and sometimes slightly spiny ...
Gryllacrididae are a family of non-jumping insects in the suborder Ensifera occurring worldwide, known commonly as leaf-rolling crickets or raspy crickets.The family historically has been broadly defined to include what are presently several other families, such as Stenopelmatidae ("Jerusalem crickets") and Rhaphidophoridae ("camel crickets"), [1] now considered separate.
The greenhouse camel cricket is an invasive species native to Asia, but findings in a study from North Carolina State University suggest they are now Foreign crickets invade US basements Skip to ...
Tachycines asynamorus is a cave cricket and the type species of the genus Tachycines (Rhaphidophoridae).In English-speaking countries it is known as the greenhouse camel cricket [1] or greenhouse stone cricket [2] for its propensity for living in greenhouses. [3]
Farallonophilus is a genus of camel crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae. The only described species in the genus is Farallonophilus cavernicolus, also known as the Farallon cave cricket or the Farallon camel cricket, which is endemic to the Farallon Islands in California, United States. [1] It was first described by David C. Rentz in 1972.
Ceuthophilus guttulosus, or Thomas' camel cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was described by Francis Walker in 1869 and is found in North America. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]