| Schizodactylus monstrosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Schizodactylidae |
| Genus: | Schizodactylus |
| Species: | S. monstrosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury, 1773)
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Schizodactylus monstrosus or the maize cricket, is a species of large, robust cricket found in Asia, belonging to the family Schizodactylidae.[1][2] It is found mainly in sandy habitats along rivers, and has large flattened tarsal extensions and wings that are curled at the tip, right above the cerci.[1][3] They are nocturnal and show a high degree of variation in activity during the day and night. They hide in burrows that they dig on their own during the day.[4][5]
- ^ a b Channa, Sabir Al; Sultana, Riffat; Wagan, Muhammad Saeed (2011). "Studies on the immature stages and burrow excavating behaviour of Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury) (Grylloptera: Gryllodea: Schizodactylidae) from Sindh, Pakistan". African Journal of Biotechnology. 10: 2328–2333.
- ^ Khattar, N. (1972). "A description of the adult and the nymphal stages of Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury) (Orthoptera)". J. Nat. Hist. 6 (5): 589–600. doi:10.1080/00222937200770521.
- ^ McClung, C. E. (1933). "The chromosomes of Schizodactylus monstrosus". Journal of Morphology. 55: 185–191. doi:10.1002/jmor.1050550111.
- ^ Islam, A.S. (1982). "Diurnal rhythm of hemocyte population in an insect, Schizodactylus monstrosus Drury". Experientia. 38 (5): 567–569. doi:10.1007/BF02327052.
- ^ Channa, Sabir Ali; Sultana, Riffat; Wagan, Muhammad Saeed (2013). "Morphology and burrowing behaviour of Schizodactylus minor (Ander, 1938) (Grylloptera: Schizodactylidae: Orthoptera) of Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 45: 1191–1196.