''Gigantettix'' is a genus of
camel crickets
The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution. Common names for these insects include cave wētā, cave crickets, camelback crickets, camel crickets, Hogan bugs, spider crickets (sometimes shortene ...
in the subfamily
Aemodogryllinae
The Orthopteran subfamily Aemodogryllinae contains about sixteen genera of camel crickets. It was named after ''Aemodogryllus'' Adelung, 1902 - which is now considered a subgenus of ''Diestrammena''.
Species can be found in Europe and Asia (Kor ...
and tribe Diestramimini. The type species, from Vietnam, was originally assigned to the genus ''
Diestramima
''Diestramima'' is a genus of camel crickets in the subfamily Aemodogryllinae and tribe Diestramimini. Species can be found in: India, southern China and Indo-China.
Note: this genus should not be confused with the similarly-named ''Diestramme ...
'' (''D. gigantea''
Gorochov); subsequently, other species have been found in the
Indo-China
Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...
region.
Species
The ''Orthoptera Species File''
Orthoptera Species File (version 5.0: retrieved 22 December 2018)
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* ''Gigantettix gigantea
''Gigantettix'' is a genus of camel crickets in the subfamily Aemodogryllinae and tribe Diestramimini. The type species, from Vietnam, was originally assigned to the genus ''Diestramima
''Diestramima'' is a genus of camel crickets in the subf ...
'' (Gorochov, 1992) – type species
* ''Gigantettix laosensis
''Gigantettix'' is a genus of camel crickets in the subfamily Aemodogryllinae and tribe Diestramimini. The type species, from Vietnam, was originally assigned to the genus ''Diestramima'' (''D. gigantea'' Gorochov); subsequently, other species h ...
'' Gorochov & Storozhenko, 2015
* ''Gigantettix longipes
''Gigantettix'' is a genus of camel crickets in the subfamily Aemodogryllinae and tribe Diestramimini. The type species, from Vietnam, was originally assigned to the genus ''Diestramima'' (''D. gigantea'' Gorochov); subsequently, other species h ...
'' (Rehn, 1906)
* ''Gigantettix maximus
''Gigantettix'' is a genus of camel crickets in the subfamily Aemodogryllinae and tribe Diestramimini. The type species, from Vietnam, was originally assigned to the genus ''Diestramima'' (''D. gigantea'' Gorochov); subsequently, other species h ...
'' Gorochov, 1998
* ''Gigantettix minusculus
''Gigantettix'' is a genus of camel crickets in the subfamily Aemodogryllinae and tribe Diestramimini. The type species, from Vietnam, was originally assigned to the genus ''Diestramima'' (''D. gigantea'' Gorochov); subsequently, other species h ...
'' Gorochov, 1998
* ''Gigantettix sapaensis
''Gigantettix'' is a genus of camel crickets in the subfamily Aemodogryllinae and tribe Diestramimini. The type species, from Vietnam, was originally assigned to the genus ''Diestramima'' (''D. gigantea'' Gorochov); subsequently, other species h ...
'' Gorochov, 2002
Reference
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Rhaphidophoridae
Ensifera genera
Orthoptera of Indo-China