Schizodactylidae
Schizodactylidae is a family of orthopteran insects found in Asia and Africa, known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Species are predatory, including Schizodactylus inexspectatus.[1] T. B. Fletcher notes that one captive individual did not feed on any vegetable matter.[2] Fossils are known since the Early Cretaceous.[3]
| Schizodactylidae Temporal range: | |
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| Schizodactylus monstrosus from Rajasthan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Superfamily: | Schizodactyloidea |
| Family: | Schizodactylidae Karny, 1927 |
| Synonyms | |
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Brauckmanniidae Martins-Neto 2007 | |
Taxonomy
Two subfamilies and 20 species are included:
- Comicinae [4]
- 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
- Comicus myburghi Gorochov, 2021
- Comicus namibicus Gorochov, 2021
- Comicus orangensis Gorochov, 2021
- Schizodactylinae [5]
- Schizodactylus brevinotus Ingrisch, 2002
- Schizodactylus burmanus Uvarov, 1935
- Schizodactylus hesperus Bei-Bienko, 1967
- Schizodactylus inexspectatus (Werner, F., 1901)
- Schizodactylus jimo He, 2021
- Schizodactylus minor Ander, 1938
- Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury, 1773)
- Schizodactylus salweenensis Dawwrueng et al., 2018
- Schizodactylus tuberculatus Ander, 1938
- †Schizodactylus groeningae (Martins-Neto, 2007) Crato Formation, Brazil, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
References
- Gökhan Aydin & Andrey Khomutov (2008). "The biology, nymphal stages, and life habits of the endemic sand dune cricket Schizodactylus inexpectatus (Werner, 1901) (Orthoptera: Schizodactylidae)" (PDF). Turkish Journal of Zoology. 32: 427–432.
- Fletcher, T. B. (1914) Some South Indian Insects. By Superintendent Government Press, Madras.
- Heads, Sam; Leuzinger, Léa (2011-01-26). "On the placement of the Cretaceous orthopteran Brauckmannia groeningae from Brazil, with notes on the relationships of Schizodactylidae (Orthoptera, Ensifera)". ZooKeys (77): 17–30. doi:10.3897/zookeys.77.769. ISSN 1313-2970.
- "Genus Comicus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888: Orthoptera Species File".
- "Genus Schizodactylus Brullé, 1835: Orthoptera Species File".
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