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Camel Crickets

Rhaphidophoridae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Rhaphidophoridae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Rhaphidophoridae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia SV, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ET, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Rhaphidophoridae
Recognized by IABIN, Austria Species List, Australia Species List, Belgium Species List, Canada Species List, China Species List, Croatia Species List, Denmark Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Ireland Species List, Italy Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Morocco Species List, New Zealand Species List, Norway Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, South Korea Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, The Netherlands Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, United States Species List, and Insect Wings
Rhaphidophoridae Walker 1869
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Alternative Names

Aemodogryllus Adelung 1902
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Allotachycines Sugimoto & Ichikawa 2003
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Certhothilus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Chopardina Uvarov 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Gymnaeta Adelung 1902
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hellerina Galvagni 2006
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hemitachycines Storozhenko 1990
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hemiudeopsylla Saussure & Pictet 1897
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Machamata
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Orphanotettix Sugimoto & Ichikawa 2003
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Raphidophorae Walker 1869
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Raphidophoridae
Synonym according to NCBI
Raphidophoridae Walker 1869
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Rhaphidophorae Walker 1869
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Rhaphidophoridae
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors, Animal Diversity Web, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, Anguilla Species List, GBIF national node type records Sweden, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, Zookeys, iDigBio type specimen records, Flickr Group, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Simpson et al 2020, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions

Common Names

English

camel crickets preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
Camel Crickets
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

جداجد جملية preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

驼螽科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

grottensprinkhanen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Hyppysirkat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

barlangi szöcskék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

カマドウマ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Korean

꼽등이과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

пештерски штурци preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Wóóseetsʼiniiniłhiní preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

hulegresshopper preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

جیرجیرک‌های شتری preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Śpieszkowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pushto; Pashto

اوښ ډوله چرچرک preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

пещерные кузнечики preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Grottvårtbitare preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Рафідофоріди preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

جداجد جمليه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nan

Chàu-bé preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

灶蝦 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

驼螽科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

灶螽科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

灶馬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

灶馬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

灶馬科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Rhaphidophoridae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Polyneoptera
Orthopterida
Orthoptera
Ensifera
Rhaphidophoroidea
Rhaphidophoridae (this page)
Adiestramima
Alpinanoplophilus
Ammobaenetes
Anargyrtes
Anoplophilus
Argyrtes
Atachycines
Australotettix
Cavernotettix
Ceuthophilus
Daihinia
Daihinibaenetes
Daihiniella
Daihiniodes
Dendroplectron
Diarhaphidophora
Diestramima
Diestrammena
Dolichopoda
Euhadenoecus
Eurhaphidophora
Eutachycines
Exochodrilus
Farallonophilus
Gammarotettix
Gigantettix
Gymnaetoides
Hadenoecus
Heteromallus
Hypsobadistes
Insulanoplectron
Ischyroplectron
Isoplectron
Leodiestramima
Leptargyrtes
Macrobaenetes
Macropathus
Maotoweta
Megadiestramima
Micropathus
Microtachycines
Mimadiestra
Minirhaphidophora
Neonetus
Neorhaphidophora
Neotachycines
Notoplectron
Novoplectron
Novotettix
Pachyrhamma
Pallidoplectron
Pallidotettix
Paradiestrammena
Paraneonetus
Pararhaphidophora
Paratachycines
Parudenus
Parvotettix
Petrotettix
Pharmacus
Phoberopus
Phrixocnemis
Pleioplectron
Pristoceuthophilus
Pseudotachycines
Rhachocnemis
Rhaphidophora
Salishella
Setascutum
Spelaeiacris
Speleotettix
Stonychophora
Styracosceles
Tachycines
Talitropsis
Tamdaotettix
Tasmanoplectron
Troglophilus
Tropidischia
Typhloceuthophilus
Udenus
Udeopsylla
Utabaenetes
Weta

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera Latreille 1810
Ensifera Chopard 1921
Tettigoniidea Kevan 1982
Rhaphidophoroidea Walker 1869
Rhaphidophoridae Walker 1869 (this page)
Aemodogryllinae Jacobson 1905
Anoplophilinae Storozhenko & Paik 2010
Ceuthophilinae Tepper 1892
Dolichopodainae Brunner von Wattenwyl 1888
Gammarotettiginae Karny 1937
Macropathinae Karny 1930
Protroglophilinae Gorochov 1989
Rhaphidophorinae Walker 1869
Troglophilinae Krauss 1879
Tropidischiinae Scudder 1897

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Polyneoptera
Orthopterida
Orthoptera
Ensifera
Rhaphidophoroidea
Rhaphidophoridae (this page)
Adiestramima
Alpinanoplophilus
Ammobaenetes
Anargyrtes
Anoplophilus
Argyrtes
Atachycines
Australotettix
Cavernotettix
Ceuthophilus
Daihinia
Daihinibaenetes
Daihiniella
Daihiniodes
Dendroplectron
Diarhaphidophora
Diestramima
Diestrammena
Dolichopoda
Euhadenoecus
Eurhaphidophora
Eutachycines
Exochodrilus
Farallonophilus
Gammarotettix
Gigantettix
Gymnaetoides
Hadenoecus
Heteromallus
Hypsobadistes
Insulanoplectron
Ischyroplectron
Isoplectron
Leodiestramima
Leptargyrtes
Macrobaenetes
Macropathus
Maotoweta
Megadiestramima
Micropathus
Microtachycines
Mimadiestra
Minirhaphidophora
Neonetus
Neorhaphidophora
Neotachycines
Notoplectron
Novoplectron
Novotettix
Pachyrhamma
Pallidoplectron
Pallidotettix
Paradiestrammena
Paraneonetus
Pararhaphidophora
Paratachycines
Parudenus
Parvotettix
Petrotettix
Pharmacus
Phoberopus
Phrixocnemis
Pleioplectron
Pristoceuthophilus
Pseudotachycines
Rhachocnemis
Rhaphidophora
Salishella
Setascutum
Spelaeiacris
Speleotettix
Stonychophora
Styracosceles
Tachycines
Talitropsis
Tamdaotettix
Tasmanoplectron
Troglophilus
Tropidischia
Typhloceuthophilus
Udenus
Udeopsylla
Utabaenetes
Weta

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Polyneoptera
Orthopterida
Orthoptera
Ensifera
Rhaphidophoroidea
Rhaphidophoridae (this page)
Adiestramima
Alpinanoplophilus
Ammobaenetes
Anargyrtes
Anoplophilus
Argyrtes
Atachycines
Australotettix
Cavernotettix
Ceuthophilus
Daihinia
Daihinibaenetes
Daihiniella
Daihiniodes
Dendroplectron
Diarhaphidophora
Diestramima
Diestrammena
Dolichopoda
Euhadenoecus
Eurhaphidophora
Eutachycines
Exochodrilus
Farallonophilus
Gammarotettix
Gigantettix
Gymnaetoides
Hadenoecus
Heteromallus
Hypsobadistes
Insulanoplectron
Ischyroplectron
Isoplectron
Leodiestramima
Leptargyrtes
Macrobaenetes
Macropathus
Maotoweta
Megadiestramima
Micropathus
Microtachycines
Mimadiestra
Minirhaphidophora
Neonetus
Neorhaphidophora
Neotachycines
Notoplectron
Novoplectron
Novotettix
Pachyrhamma
Pallidoplectron
Pallidotettix
Paradiestrammena
Paraneonetus
Pararhaphidophora
Paratachycines
Parudenus
Parvotettix
Petrotettix
Pharmacus
Phoberopus
Phrixocnemis
Pleioplectron
Pristoceuthophilus
Prorhaphidophora
Protroglophilus
Pseudotachycines
Rhachocnemis
Rhaphidophora
Salishella
Setascutum
Spelaeiacris
Speleotettix
Stonychophora
Styracosceles
Talitropsis
Tamdaotettix
Tasmanoplectron
Troglophilus
Tropidischia
Typhloceuthophilus
Udenus
Udeopsylla
Utabaenetes
Weta

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Rhaphidophoridae (this page)
Adiestramima Gorochov 1998
Alpinanoplophilus Ishikawa 1993
Ammobaenetes Hubbell 1936
Anargyrtes Hubbell 1972
Anoplophilus Karny 1931
Argyrtes Saussure & Pictet 1897
Atachycines Furukawa 1933
Australotettix Richards 1964
Cavernotettix Richards 1966
Ceuthophilus Scudder 1862
Daihinia Haldeman 1850
Daihinibaenetes Tinkham 1962
Daihiniella Hubbell 1936
Daihiniodes Hebard 1929
Dendroplectron Richards 1964
Diarhaphidophora Gorochov 2012
Diestramima Storozhenko 1990
Diestrammena Brunner von Wattenwyl 1888
Dolichopoda Bolivar 1880
Euhadenoecus Hubbell 1978
Eurhaphidophora Gorochov 1999
Eutachycines Storozhenko 1990
Exochodrilus Hubbell 1972
Farallonophilus Rentz 1972
Gammarotettix Brunner von Wattenwyl 1888
Gigantettix Gorochov 1998
Gymnaetoides Qin, Liu & Li 2017
Hadenoecus Scudder 1862
Heteromallus Brunner von Wattenwyl 1888
Hypsobadistes Hubbell 1977
Insulanoplectron Richards 1970
Ischyroplectron Hutton 1897
Isoplectron Hutton 1896
Leodiestramima Storozhenko 2009
Leptargyrtes Hubbell 1972
Macrobaenetes Tinkham 1962
Macropathus Walker 1869
Maotoweta Johns & Cook 2014
Megadiestramima Storozhenko & Gorochov 1992
Micropathus Richards 1964
Microtachycines Gorochov 1992
Mimadiestra Storozhenko & Dawwrueng 2014
Minirhaphidophora Gorochov 2002
Neonetus Brunner von Wattenwyl 1888
Neorhaphidophora Gorochov 1999
Neotachycines Sugimoto & Ichikawa 2003
Notoplectron Richards 1964
Novoplectron Richards 1958
Novotettix Richards 1966
Pachyrhamma Brunner von Wattenwyl 1888
Pallidoplectron Richards 1958
Pallidotettix Richards 1968
Paradiestrammena Chopard 1919
Paraneonetus Salmon 1948
Pararhaphidophora Gorochov 1999
Paratachycines Storozhenko 1990
Parudenus Enderlein 1909
Parvotettix Richards 1968
Petrotettix Richards 1972
Pharmacus Pictet & Saussure 1893
Phoberopus Saussure & Pictet 1897
Phrixocnemis Scudder 1894
Pleioplectron Hutton 1897
Pristoceuthophilus Rehn 1903
Prorhaphidophora Chopard 1936
Protroglophilus Gorochov 1989
Pseudotachycines Qin, Liu & Li 2017
Rhachocnemis Caudell 1916
Rhaphidophora Serville 1838
Rhaphidophorida deserticola Barnum
Rhaphidophorida nevadensis Barnum
Salishella Hebard 1939
Setascutum Richards 1972
Spelaeiacris Péringuey 1916
Speleotettix Chopard 1944
Stonychophora Karny 1934
Styracosceles Hubbell 1936
Tachycines Adelung 1902
Talitropsis Bolívar 1882
Tamdaotettix Gorochov 1998
Tasmanoplectron Richards 1971
Troglophilus Krauss 1879
Tropidischia Scudder 1862
Typhloceuthophilus Hubbell 1940
Udenus Brunner von Wattenwyl 1900
Udeopsylla Scudder 1862
Utabaenetes Tinkham 1970
Weta Chopard 1923
Acridoxenidae
Adumbratomorphidae
Aedoeophasma Scudder 1885
Aethephasma Ren 1997
Anostostomatidae
Apophthegma Handlirsch 1912
Archaeopneumoridae
Asapheneura Pruvost 1920
Austromylacrites Tillyard 1916
Baissogryllidae
Balduria Meunier 1921
Batrachideidae
Bintoniellidae
Biroellidae
Blaberites Statz 1939
Borneacrididae
Bouretidae
Bradyporidae
Cachoplistidae
Cacurgellus Pruvost 1919
Calcibacunculus Pierce 1951
Chrestotella Handlirsch 1919
Commentrya Lameere 1917
Commentryites Handlirsch 1922
Compsoblatta Handlirsch 1906
Coniphasma Birket-Smith 1981
Conocephalidae
Dannfeltia Sjöstedt 1901
Dictyomylacris Brongniart 1893
Drybrookia Bolton 1924
Durdlestoneia Handlirsch 1906
Durnovaria Whalley 1985
Dzhajloutshellidae
Eneopteridae
Eolocustopsidae
Eospilopteronidae
Eruciidae
Flabellites Fritsch 1895
Gomphomastacidae
Gryllavidae
Hagiphasma Ren 1997
Haglidae
Hagloedischiidae
Haglotettigoniidae
Hongaya Handlirsch 1908
Hyaloptilus Lameere 1917
Kamiidae
Laiyangia Grabau 1923
Liassogrylloides Bode 1953
Locustavidae
Locustopsidae
Macropathidae
Meconematidae
Mecopodidae
Mesoedischiidae
Mesotitanidae
Miraculidae
Mogoplistidae
Mylacridium Handlirsch 1906
Oecanthidae
Orephasma Ren 1997
Palaeochresmoda Nel, Marchal-Papier, Bethoux & Gall 2004
Pamphagodidae
Paragryllidae
Paratitanidae
Pauliniidae
Phalangopsidae
Phaneropteridae
Phasmodidae
Phasmomimidae
Podoscirtidae
Prezottophlebiidae
Prochresmoda Sharov 1968
Promastacidae
Proparagryllacrididae
Proterema Handlirsch 1906
Protogryllidae
Pseudomylacris Handlirsch 1906
Pseudoperla Pictet 1854
Ptenodera Bolton 1922
Pteroplistidae
Pyrgacrididae
Regiatidae
Ripipterygidae
Schizodactylidae
Stephanomylacris Teixeira 1941
Sterzelia Handlirsch 1906
Tcholmanvissiidae
Tetrigidae
Tettigoniidae
Tettoedischiidae
Tillyardiella Martynov 1930
Trigonidiidae
Tuphellidae
Tympanophoridae
Vitimiidae
Xenoneura Scudder 1866
Xiphopterum Sharov 1968
Yinpingia Linnaeus 1982
Zeunera Piton 1936
101 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Polyneoptera
Orthoptera
Ensifera
Tettigoniidea
Stenopelmatoidea
Rhaphidophoridae (this page)
Aemodogryllinae
Ceuthophilinae
Dolichopodainae
Hadenoecinae
Macropathinae
Rhaphidophorinae
Tropidischiinae
Anostostomatidae
Cooloolidae
Gryllacrididae Blanchard 1845
Schizodactylidae
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister 1838

IUCN

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Rhaphidophoridae (this page)
Alpinanoplophilus yezoensis Ishikawa 1993
Daihinibaenetes arizonensis (Tinkham 1947)
Dolichopoda aegilion Baccetti 1977
Dolichopoda baccettii Capra 1957
Dolichopoda capreensis Capra 1968
Dolichopoda dalensi Boudou-Saltet 1972
Dolichopoda gasparoi Rampini & di Russo 2008
Dolichopoda giachinoi Rampini & di Russo 2008
Dolichopoda ithakii Rampini & di Russo 2008
Dolichopoda kiriakii Rampini & Di Russo 2008
Dolichopoda lustriae Rampini & di Russo 2008
Dolichopoda muceddai Rampini & di Russo 2005
Dolichopoda palpata (Sulzer 1776)
Dolichopoda patrizii Chopard 1964
Dolichopoda pavesii Galvagni 2002
Eurhaphidophora bona Gorochov 2012
Macrobaenetes kelsoensis Tinkham 1962
Macrobaenetes valgum (Stronkecker 1960)
Paratachycines sadoensis Sugimoto & Ichikawa 2003
Pristoceuthophilus
Rhaphidophora exigua Gorochov 2002
Rhaphidophora invalida Gorochov 1999
Tachycines rammei Karny 1926
Tachycines solida (Gorochov, Rampini & Di Russo 2006)
Tasmanoplectron isolatum Richards 1971
Troglophilus alanyaensis Taylan, Di Russo, Cobolli & Rampini 2012
Utabaenetes tanneri Tinkham 1970
Acrididae
Anostostomatidae
Dericorythidae
Eumastacidae
Euschmidtiidae
Gryllacrididae
Gryllidae
Gryllotalpidae
Lentulidae
Mogoplistidae
Morabidae
Myrmecophilidae
Pamphagidae
Phalangopsidae
Prophalangopsidae
Pyrgacrididae
Pyrgomorphidae
Ripipterygidae
Romaleidae
Stenopelmatidae
Tetrigidae
Tettigoniidae
Thericleidae
Tridactylidae
Trigonidiidae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Polyneoptera
Orthoptera
Ensifera
Rhaphidophoroidea
Rhaphidophoridae (this page)
Aemodogryllinae
Ceuthophilinae
Dolichopodainae
Gammarotettix
Macropathinae
Rhaphidophorinae
Tropidischiinae
unclassified Rhaphidophoridae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Polyneoptera
Orthoptera
Ensifera
Rhaphidophoroidea
Rhaphidophoridae (this page)
Adiestramima
Aemodogryllinae
Alpinanoplophilus
Ammobaenetes
Anargyrtes
Anoplophilinae
Anoplophilus
Argyrtes
Atachycines
Australotettix
Cavernotettix
Ceuthophilinae
Ceuthophilus
Daihinia
Daihinibaenetes
Daihiniella
Daihiniodes
Dendroplectron
Diestramima
Diestrammena
Dolichopoda
Dolichopodainae
Euhadenoecus
Eurhaphidophora
Eutachycines
Exochodrilus
Farallonophilus
Gammarotettix
Gigantettix
Hadenoecinae
Hadenoecus
Heteromallus
Hypsobadistes
Insulanoplectron
Insulaplectron
Ischyroplectron
Isoplectron
Leptargyrtes
Macrobaenetes
Macropathinae
Macropathus
Megadiestramima
Micropathus
Microtachycines
Minirhaphidophora
Neonetus
Neorhaphidophora
Neotachycines
Notoplectron
Novoplectron
Novotettix
Pachyrhamma
Pallidoplectron
Pallidotettix
Paradiestrammena
Paraneonetus
Pararhaphidophora
Paratachycines
Parudenus
Parvotettix
Petrotettix
Pharmacus
Phoberopus
Phrixocnemis
Pleioplectron
Pristoceuthophilus
Protroglophilinae
Rhachocnemis
Rhaphidophora
Rhaphidophorinae
Salishella
Setascutum
Spelaeiacris
Speleotettix
Stonychophora
Styracosceles
Tachycines
Talitropsis
Tasmanoplectron
Troglophilinae
Troglophilus
Tropidischia
Tropidischiinae
Typhloceuthophilus
Udenus
Udeopsylla
Utabaenetes
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