Orthoptera67 species

Family Camel Crickets (Rhaphidophoridae)

Rhaphidophoridae is a family in the order Orthoptera. Browse 67 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Rhaphidophoridae (67)

White Sand-treader Cricket

Ammobaenetes arenicolus

Identification: Distinction from D. phrixocnemoides is weak. Shape of external plates associated with male genitalia are different, and D. arenicola is lighter in coloring.

California Camel Cricket

Ceuthophilus californianus

Identification: Relatively plain in coloring. Large rounded head. Distinction from related (more southern) C. hesperus is difficult where they overlap distributions (approximately in Los Angeles County). Male external genitalia differ in shape, but

Secluded Camel Cricket

Ceuthophilus seclusus

Identification: Males with distinctively flanged 9th tergite and sculptured pronotum. However, the pronotum is unsculptured on males occurring on the distributional periphery.

Great Plains Camel Cricket

Daihinia brevipes

Identification: Adults with body about an inch long, dark brown in color, with very stout spiny limbs (particularly the males). Male hind femur with pronounced spines on back side. Front and hind tarsi have only three segments.

Japanese Camel Cricket

Diestrammena japanica

Identification: Very similar to D. asynamora , but differing in certain details of leg armature and genitalia. However, D. japanica is easily distinguished by the more contrasting and broken color pattern, which has dark areas of different shapes in

Kelso Dunes Giant Sand-treader Cricket

Macrobaenetes kelsoensis

When Tinkham described this species, an unnamed species of Ammobaenetes was mentioned as occurring here too. Apparently this species was never named; or, perhaps it is Ammobaenetes lariversi , which was described from further north. It would be sim

Pristoceuthophilus celatus

Identification: From BG contributor James Miskelly : "Males have five raised smooth areas going down the dorsum of the abdomen. Females must be identified by association with males".

Pristoceuthophilus cercalis

Identification: From BG contributor James Miskelly : "Male abdominal segments are half tuberculate, half smooth. Male cerci end in multi-segmented 'tassels'. Females must be identified by association with males".

Coast Sand-treader Cricket

Rhachocnemis validus

Identification: Light-colored Camel Cricket with "sand basket" on hind tibiae. Most easily identified to genus and species by where found.

San Rafael Sand-treader Cricket

Utabaenetes tanneri

Identification: This is likely the only species of Sand-treader found within its area of distribution, However, other known Sand-treader Crickets that might be found in the same region are pale in color with differing spine arrangement on the legs.