Ceuthophilus secretus
| Ceuthophilus secretus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Rhaphidophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Ceuthophilinae |
| Genus: | Ceuthophilus |
| Species: | C. secretus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceuthophilus secretus Scudder, 1894
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Ceuthophilus secretus, known generally as the Texas cave cricket or secret cave cricket, is a species of camel cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Like many other camel crickets, this species is nocturnal, wingless, has antennae longer than its body, and appears humpbacked. It dwells primarily in caves and is omnivorous, eating fungi, many types of plant matter, and dead insects. In coloration, the species ranges from yellowish gray to dark brown.[4]
References
- ^ "Ceuthophilus secretus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Ceuthophilus secretus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Milne, Lorus Johnson; Milne, Margery (1980). The Audubon Society field guide to North American insects and spiders. The Audubon Society field guide series. New York: Knopf : distributed by Random House. ISBN 978-0-394-50763-7.
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