''Hadenoecus'' is a genus of common
cave cricket
The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution. Common names for these insects include cave crickets, camel crickets, spider crickets (sometimes shortened to "criders" or "sprickets"), and sand trea ...
of the southeastern United States
[ and typical of the tribe Hadenoecini.
An interesting characteristic of these crickets is their long antennae and powerful rear legs which allow for quick movement in the dark cave system. When threatened, ''H. subterraneus'' will jump and turn up to 180 degrees before landing again and jumping in another direction. This is suspected to be an adaptation to escape predators.
Much research has been conducted on the ecosystems of which the cave cricket is a part. The ]Mammoth Cave
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system in central Kentucky
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is populated by the species '' Hadenoecus subterraneus''.
Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Hadenoecus'':
* '' Hadenoecus barri'' Hubbell & Norton, 1978 i c g b (Barr's cave cricket)
* '' Hadenoecus cumberlandicus'' Hubbell & Norton, 1978 i c g b (Cumberland cave cricket)
* '' Hadenoecus jonesi'' Hubbell & Norton, 1978 i c g b (limrock blowing cave cricket)
* '' Hadenoecus opilionides'' Hubbell & Norton, 1978 i c g b (Tennessee cave cricket)
* '' Hadenoecus subterraneus'' (Scudder, 1861) i c g b (common cave cricket)
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Rhaphidophoridae
Ensifera genera
Cave insects
Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder