Stenopelmatinae

Stenopelmatinae is a subfamily of in the family Stenopelmatidae. There are about 7 genera and more than 50 described species in Stenopelmatinae.

Stenopelmatinae
Maxentius pinguis, sand cricket, Botswana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Stenopelmatidae
Subfamily: Stenopelmatinae
Burmeister, 1838
Tribes
  • Maxentiini Gorochov, 2021
  • Oryctopini Kevan, 1986
  • Oryctopterini Gorochov, 1988
  • Siini Gorochov, 1988
  • Stenopelmatini Burmeister, 1838

The species of this subfamily found in the New World are called Jerusalem crickets, making up the genera Ammopelmatus and Stenopelmatus. These were formerly the only genera of this subfamily, and now make up the tribe Stenopelmatini. Old World species have also been referred to as Jerusalem crickets in recent years, as well as sand crickets and stone crickets.[1][2][3]

Genera

These seven genera belong to the subfamily Stenopelmatinae, according to the classification in Orthoptera Species File.[1]

  • Ammopelmatus Tinkham, 1965 (North America) - Jerusalem crickets
  • Maxentius Stål, 1876 (sub-Saharan Africa)
  • Oryctopterus Karny, 1937 (India, Sri Lanka)
  • Oryctopus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 (India, Sri Lanka)
  • Sia Giebel, 1861 (Malaysia, Indonesia)
  • Stenopelmatus Burmeister, 1838 (New World) - Jerusalem crickets
  • † Electrosia Gorochov, 2010 (Baltic amber)

References
  1. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2021). "subfamily Stenopelmatinae Burmeister, 1838". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. Weissman, David B.; Bazelet, Corinna S. (2013). "Notes on southern Africa Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Sia)". Zootaxa. 3616 (1): 49–60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3616.1.4. PMID 24758791.
  3. Ramani, S.; Mohanraj, Prashanth; Yeshwanth, H.M. (2019). Indian Insects, Diversity and Science. CRC Press. ISBN 9780367184131.


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