Orthoptera of North Carolina

Family (Alpha):

View	Rhaphidophoridae Members:	NC Records
Ceuthophilus walkeri Hubbell, 1929 - Walker's Camel Cricket

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: Capinera et al. (2004)	Online Photographs: OSF, Google Images, iNaturalist, GBIF	Technical Description, Adults/Nymphs: Hubbell (1929, 1936)
Comments: A large, brownish Camel Cricket. The dorsal surface is reddish to yellowish brown, with brownish tranverse bands at the anterior and posterior ends of the pronotum and a longitudinal brown band extending from the anterior band partway down the median of the pronotum, usually divided by an indistinct, pale, median hairline; the posterior end of this median band is bordered by an arc of pale yellowish spots. The reniform area of the pronotum is also yellowish, as are a number of other spots on the sides of the pronotum. The abdominal segments have rows of alternating light and dark longitudinal spots. Legs are yellowish-brown (Hubbell, 1936).
Total Length [body plus wings; excludes ovipositor]: Length of prontoum: 3.5-6.4 mm, males; 5.1-6.7 mm, females (Hubbell, 1936)

Distribution in North Carolina


County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Adult Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Diet:

Observation Methods:

Abundance/Frequency:

Adult Phenology:

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks:

State Protection:

Comments:

Image Gallery for Ceuthophilus walkeri - Walker's Camel Cricket
	Recorded by: Billy Hartness Moore Co. Comment:

Image Gallery for Ceuthophilus walkeri - Walker's Camel Cricket