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  3. Arthropods
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  5. Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Locusts
  6. Katydids, Wētā, and Allies
  7. Wētā, Jerusalem Crickets, and Allies

superfamily

Wētā, Jerusalem Crickets, and Allies

Stenopelmatoidea

Includes
21 native 3 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Stenopelmatoidea is a superfamily of insects in the order Orthoptera; in some older classifications this group was referred to as Gryllacridoidea.

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Children

  • Jerusalem Crickets 18 native
  • King Crickets 2 native
  • Raspy Crickets 1 native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native wētā, jerusalem crickets, and allies All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Carolina Leafroller Cricket Camptonotus carolinensis 3,619 observations
  • Pictured Jerusalem Cricket Ammopelmatus pictus 301 observations
  • Dark Jerusalem Cricket Ammopelmatus fuscus 108 observations
  • Mescalero Jerusalem Cricket Ammopelmatus mescaleroensis 97 observations
  • Point Conception Jerusalem Cricket Ammopelmatus muwu 64 observations
  • Black-headed Jerusalem Cricket Ammopelmatus nigrocapitatus 27 observations
  • Kelso Dunes Jerusalem Cricket Ammopelmatus kelsoensis 9 observations
  • Navajo Jerusalem Cricket Ammopelmatus navajo 8 observations

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