Schizodactylidae | |
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Schizodactylus monstrosus from South India in Saint Petersburg Zoological Museum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Superfamily: | Schizodactyloidea |
Family: | Schizodactylidae Karny, 1927 |
Schizodactylidae is a familyoforthopteran insects found in Asia and Africa, known as dune cricketsorsplay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Some species are believed to be predatory. Detailed study has been investigated for one of the member of Schizodactylidae, S. inexpectatus, by G.Aydin. [1]T. B. Fletcher notes that one individual did not feed on any vegetable matter.[2]
Two subfamilies are included
Extant Orthoptera families
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