Orthoptera of Alberta


Jerusalem Crickets (Family: Stenopelmatidae)

Description

  • Antennae

    • inserted higher on face
    • widely seperated at base

  • Size

    • 21-75mm

  • Body

    • large head

  • Wings

    • wingless

  • Legs

    • very stout legs with strong spines on tibiae
    • hindfemora do not reach beyond the tip of the abdomen
    • tympana (hearing organs) on front tibiae
    • tarsi 4-4-4

  • Abdomen

    • short ovipositor

Common Names

  • Jerusalem Crickets
  • Wetas
  • Potato Bugs
  • Stone Crickets
  • Sand Crickets

Diversity in Alberta

  • 1 Subfamily
  • 1 Genus
  • 1 Species

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Subfamilies in Stenopelmatidae

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