Schizodactylidae: Difference between revisions

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'''Schizodactylidae''' is a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[orthoptera]]n [[insect]]s found in Asia and southern Africa, known as '''dune crickets''' or '''splay-footed crickets'''. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Some speciesSpecies are predatory, including ''[[Schizodactylus inexspectatus]]''.<ref Detailedname="Aydin">{{cite studyjournal has|author=Gökhan beenAydin investigated& forAndrey oneKhomutov of|year=2008 the member of Schizodactylidae, S. inexspectatus, by G.Aydin.<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Biologybiology, Nymphalnymphal Stagesstages, and Lifelife Habitshabits of the Endemicendemic Sandsand Dunedune Cricketcricket ''Schizodactylus inexpectatus'' (Werner, 1901) (Orthoptera: Schizodactylidae) |journal=Turk.[[Turkish J.Journal of Zoology]] Zool.|volume=32|year=2008 |pages=427–432 |url=http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-08-32-4/zoo-32-4-10-0708-5.pdf }}</ref> [[Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher|T. B. Fletcher]] notes that one captive individual did not feed on any vegetable matter.<ref>Fletcher, T. B. (1914) Some South Indian Insects. By Superintendent Government Press, Madras.</ref> Fossils are known since the [[Early Cretaceous]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Heads|first1=Sam|last2=Leuzinger|first2=Léa|date=2011-01-26|title=On the placement of the Cretaceous orthopteran Brauckmannia groeningae from Brazil, with notes on the relationships of Schizodactylidae (Orthoptera, Ensifera)|url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2537/|journal=ZooKeys|language=en|issue=77|pages=17–30|doi=10.3897/zookeys.77.769|issn=1313-2970|doi-access=free|pmid=21594149 |pmc=3088056|bibcode=2011ZooK...77...17H }}</ref>

** ''[[Comicus arenariuscapensis]]'' RammeBrunner von Wattenwyl, 19311888 - '''type species'''

**# ''[[ComicusSchizodactylus calcarisbrevinotus]]'' IrishIngrisch, 19862002

**# ''[[ComicusSchizodactylus campestrisburmanus]]'' IrishUvarov, 19861935

**# ''[[ComicusSchizodactylus capensishesperus]]'' Brunner von WattenwylBei-Bienko, 18881967

**# ''[[ComicusSchizodactylus carnalliinexspectatus]]'' Irish(Werner, 1995F., 1901)

**# ''[[ComicusSchizodactylus cavillorusjimo]]'' IrishHe, 19862021

**# ''[[Schizodactylus brevinotusmonstrosus]]'' Ingrisch(Drury, 20021773) - '''type species''' (as ''Gryllus monstrosus'' Drury)

**# ''[[Schizodactylus burmanussalweenensis]]'' UvarovDawwrueng et al., 19352018

**# ''[[Schizodactylus hesperustuberculatus]]'' Bei-BienkoAnder, 19671938