Schizodactylidae is a
family
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of
orthoptera
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insect
Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...
s found in Asia and southern Africa, known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Species are predatory, including ''
Schizodactylus inexspectatus''.
notes that one captive individual did not feed on any vegetable matter. Fossils are known since the
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous (geochronology, geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphy, chronostratigraphic name) is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 143.1 ...
.
Taxonomy
One extinct and two extant genera in the subfamily Schizodactylinae
are included:
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Brauckmannia'' Martins-Neto, 2007
* monotypic †''B. groeningae'' Martins-Neto, 2007
Crato Formation
The Crato Formation is a geologic formation (stratigraphy), formation of Early Cretaceous (Aptian) age in northeastern Brazil's Araripe Basin. It is an important Lagerstätten, Lagerstätte (undisturbed fossil accumulation) for palaeontology, pa ...
, Brazil, Early Cretaceous (
Aptian
The Aptian is an age (geology), age in the geologic timescale or a stage (stratigraphy), stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early Cretaceous, Early or Lower Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch or series (stratigraphy), S ...
)
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Comicus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888
* ''
Comicus capensis'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 - type species
''Schizodactylus''
Authority: Brullé, 1835; distribution: mainland Asia
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Schizodactylus brevinotus'' Ingrisch, 2002
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Schizodactylus burmanus'' Uvarov, 1935
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Schizodactylus hesperus'' Bei-Bienko, 1967
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Schizodactylus inexspectatus'' (Werner, F., 1901)
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Schizodactylus jimo'' He, 2021
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Schizodactylus minor'' Ander, 1938
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Schizodactylus monstrosus'' (Drury, 1773) - type species (as ''Gryllus monstrosus'' Drury)
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Schizodactylus salweenensis'' Dawwrueng et al., 2018
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Schizodactylus tuberculatus'' Ander, 1938
References
External links
Family page with determination key
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Ensifera
Orthoptera families
Permian first appearances
Orthoptera of Africa
Orthoptera of Asia