Schizodactylidae

Schizodactylidae is a family of orthopteran insects found in Asia and southern Africa, known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Species are predatory, including Schizodactylus inexspectatus.^[2] T. B. Fletcher notes that one captive individual did not feed on any vegetable matter.^[3] Fossils are known since the Early Cretaceous.^[4]

Schizodactylidae Temporal range: Early Cretaceous–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Schizodactylus monstrosus from Rajasthan
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Superfamily:	Schizodactyloidea
Family:	Schizodactylidae Karny, 1927
Synonyms
Brauckmanniidae Martins-Neto 2007 Comicinae Ander, 1939[1] Schizodactylini Blanchard, 1845

Taxonomy

One extinct and two extant genera in the subfamily Schizodactylinae^[5] are included:

†Brauckmannia Martins-Neto, 2007

• monotypic †B. groeningae Martins-Neto, 2007 Crato Formation, Brazil, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Comicus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888

• Comicus capensis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 - type species

Schizodactylus

Authority: Brullé, 1835; distribution: mainland Asia

1. Schizodactylus brevinotus Ingrisch, 2002
2. Schizodactylus burmanus Uvarov, 1935
3. Schizodactylus hesperus Bei-Bienko, 1967
4. Schizodactylus inexspectatus (Werner, F., 1901)
5. Schizodactylus jimo He, 2021
6. Schizodactylus minor Ander, 1938
7. Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury, 1773) - type species (as Gryllus monstrosus Drury)
8. Schizodactylus salweenensis Dawwrueng et al., 2018
9. Schizodactylus tuberculatus Ander, 1938

References

1. "Genus Comicus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888: Orthoptera Species File".
2. Gökhan Aydin & Andrey Khomutov (2008). "The biology, nymphal stages, and life habits of the endemic sand dune cricket Schizodactylus inexpectatus (Werner, 1901) (Orthoptera: Schizodactylidae)" (PDF). Turkish Journal of Zoology. 32: 427–432.
3. Fletcher, T. B. (1914) Some South Indian Insects. By Superintendent Government Press, Madras.
4. Heads, Sam; Leuzinger, Léa (2011-01-26). "On the placement of the Cretaceous orthopteran Brauckmannia groeningae from Brazil, with notes on the relationships of Schizodactylidae (Orthoptera, Ensifera)". ZooKeys (77): 17–30. Bibcode:2011ZooK...77...17H. doi:10.3897/zookeys.77.769. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3088056. PMID 21594149.
5. "Genus Schizodactylus Brullé, 1835: Orthoptera Species File".

External links

• Family page with determination key