Pristoceuthophilus
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Pristoceuthophilus is a genus of insect
in family Rhaphidophoridae
named by James A. G. Rehn in 1903.
It contains the following species:
The Samwell Cave cricket has not been formally described, but is also assigned to this genus.
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...
in family Rhaphidophoridae
Rhaphidophoridae
The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae includes the cave wetas, cave crickets, camelback crickets, camel crickets, spider crickets and sand treaders, of the suborder Ensifera; in some regions, such as Missouri and Virginia, these crickets are referred to as "Cricket Spiders"...
named by James A. G. Rehn in 1903.
It contains the following species:
- Pristoceuthophilus arizonae Hebard, 1935
- Pristoceuthophilus celatus (Scudder, 1894)
- Pristoceuthophilus cercalis Caudell, 1916
- Pristoceuthophilus gaigei Hubbell, 1925
- Pristoceuthophilus marmoratus Rehn, 1904
- Pristoceuthophilus pacificus (Thomas, 1872)
- Pristoceuthophilus polluticornis (Scudder, 1899)
- Pristoceuthophilus salebrosus (Scudder, 1899)
- Pristoceuthophilus sargentae Gurney, 1947
- Pristoceuthophilus tuberculatus (Caudell, 1908)
- Pristoceuthophilus unispinosus (Brunner, 1888)
The Samwell Cave cricket has not been formally described, but is also assigned to this genus.