Schizodactylidae
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Schizodactylidae is a family
of orthoptera
n insect
s found in Asia and Africa, known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Some species are believed to be predatory. Detailed study has been investigated for one of the member of Schizodactylidae, S. inexpectatus, by G.Aydin. T. B. Fletcher
notes that one individual did not feed on any vegetable matter.
Two subfamilies are included
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of orthoptera
Orthoptera
Orthoptera is an order of insects with paurometabolous or incomplete metamorphosis, including the grasshoppers, crickets and locusts.Many insects in this order produce sound by rubbing their wings against each other or their legs, the wings or legs containing rows of corrugated bumps...
n insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
s found in Asia and Africa, known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Some species are believed to be predatory. Detailed study has been investigated for one of the member of Schizodactylidae, S. inexpectatus, by G.Aydin. T. B. Fletcher
Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher
Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher was an English entomologist. He was a naval paymaster until 1910 and was later appointed Imperial entomologist in India, succeeding Harold Maxwell-Lefroy. He took great interest in various aspects of entomology in India, especially those of economic importance. He also...
notes that one individual did not feed on any vegetable matter.
Two subfamilies are included
- Comicinae (about 9 species)
- Comicus arenarius Ramme, 1931
- Comicus cabonegrus Irish, 1986
- Comicus calaharicus Irish, 1986
- Comicus calcaris Irish, 1986
- Comicus campestris Irish, 1986
- Comicus capensis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888
- Comicus carnalli Irish, 1995
- Comicus cavillorus Irish, 1986
- Schizodactylinae (about 7 species)
- Schizodactylus brevinotus Ingrisch, 2002
- Schizodactylus burmanus Uvarov, 1935
- Schizodactylus hesperus Bei-Bienko, 1967
- Schizodactylus inexpectatusSchizodactylus inexpectatusSchizodactylus inexpectatus is a species of dune cricket . It is endemic to sand dunes near Gülek, Turkey.-Taxonomic history:...
(Werner, F., 1901) - Schizodactylus minor Ander, 1938
- Schizodactylus monstrosusSchizodactylus monstrosusSchizodactylus monstrosus is a species of large cricket found in Asia. It is found mainly in sandy habitats and has large flattened tarsal extensions and wings that are curled at the tip. They are nocturnal and show a high degree of variation in activity during the day and night...
(Drury, 1773) - Schizodactylus tuberculatus Ander, 1938