Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Ceuthophilus uhleri Scudder, 1862 - Uhler's Camel Cricket

Ceuthophilus uhleri
Male		Ceuthophilus uhleriCeuthophilus uhleriCeuthophilus uhleri
Taxonomy
Family: Rhaphidophoridae Subfamily: Ceuthophilinae Tribe: Ceuthophilini
Comments: One of 62 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); eight have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images,  iNaturalist, GBIFTechnical Description, Adults/Nymphs: Blatchley (1920), Hubbell (1936)                                                                                  
Comments: The ground color is yellowish to reddish brown, usually with a faint pattern of darker but non-strongly contrasting spots but sometimes unmarked (Hubbell, 1936). No contrasting pale median stripe is present on the thorax. Males are dull or occasionally velvety in appearance; females are weakly polished.
Total Length [body plus wings; excludes ovipositor]: 13.5-15.5 mm, males; 13-16 mm, females (Blatchley, 1920)
Structural Features: The hind femur is longer than the body in males but is shorter in females. Hebard (1934) noted that the spurs on the hind femur are bicarinate on the dorsal surface. The ovipositor is fairly stout with four triangular teeth on each carina and terminal hooks. The basal tooth is usually located further from the second tooth than that tooth is to the third one (Blatchley, 1920).
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
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Adult Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records all come from upland stands of hardwoods.
Diet:
Observation Methods: Can be flushed at night by walking trails through woods. Comes to molasses bait.
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR [S2S3]
State Protection: Currently none. Insects are not protected under the state's Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Act and this species is not yet well-enough known to be placed on the Natural Heritage Program's list of Significantly Rare Animals.
Comments: Although we only have a few records for this species, it has now been found from the mountains to close to the Fall-line.

Image Gallery for Ceuthophilus uhleri - Uhler's Camel Cricket

Recorded by: David George and Steve Hall
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George and Steve Hall
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall, Pat Coin, David George, and Mark Basinger
Chatham Co.
Comment: Female		 Recorded by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall, Bo Sullivan, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, and Rob Gilson
Iredell Co.
Comment: Common along a bait trail running through a somewhat mesic stand of hardwoods		 Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Cherokee Co.
Comment: Not collected; identification based on location and general appearance