Family (Alpha): ACRIDIDAE GRYLLACRIDIDAE GRYLLIDAE GRYLLOTALPIDAE RHAPHIDOPHORIDAE ROMALEIDAE TETRIGIDAE TETTIGONIIDAE TRIDACTYLIDAE
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Ceuthophilus maculatus (Harris, 1835) - Spotted Camel Cricket
Taxonomy
Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Subfamily: CeuthophilinaeTribe: CeuthophiliniComments: 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 , GBIF Technical Description, Adults/Nymphs: Scudder (1894); Blatchley (1920), Hubbell (1936) Comments: The ground color is blackish brown above with orange-brown maculations; the lower part of the body is dull brownish-yellow (Blatchley, 1920). The antennae are reddish brown and the palps are whitish. The hind femora are marked with numerous oblique, dark-brown bars.Total Length [body plus wings; excludes ovipositor]: 14-15.5 mm, males; 16-19 mm, females (Blatchley, 1920)Structural Features: The basal portion of the hind tibiae in the males are bowed or sinuate (Scudder, 1894; Blatchley, 1920).The ninth abdominal segment of the males is broadly emarginate and the subgenital plate is cleft along the midline, with a small notch separating two small lobes located along the middle of the rear margin and with prominent dorso-lateral angles. The teeth of the ovipositor are triangular, of even size, and irregularly spaced (Blatchley, 1920). Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Blatchley describes it as found in both dry and moist areas in Indiana. Diet: OmnivorousObservation Methods: Can be flushed at night along trails running through its habitat. Abundance/Frequency: Fairly abundant at the one location where this species has been observed in the stateAdult Phenology:
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [W3]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: Currently known from just a single site in North Carolina, where it appears to be widely disjunct from the majority of its range in the north. Several other northern/montane relict species have been found at this same site and if this species is determined to have a similar distribution, it should be considered to be of high conservation concern in North Carolina.
Image Gallery for Ceuthophilus maculatus - Spotted Camel Cricket Recorded by: Steve Hall, Pat Coin, David George, and Mark Basinger Recorded by: Steve Hall, Pat Coin, David George, and Mark Basinger
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