Arachnocephalus

Arachnocephalus
Arachnocephalus vestitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Mogoplistidae
Subfamily: Mogoplistinae
Tribe: Arachnocephalini
Genus: Arachnocephalus
Costa, 1855
Synonyms
  • Physoblemma Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1873
  • Pseudometrypa Karsch, 1896
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Arachnocephalus is a genus of crickets in the family Mogoplistidae and typical of the tribe Arachnocephalini,[1] erected by O.G. Costa in 1855.[2] Widespread records of distribution are discontinuous (and probably incomplete), they include: Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and South America.[3]

  1. ^ Gorochov AV (1984) Zool. Zhur. 63(11): 1650.
  2. ^ Costa OG (1855) Fauna del regno di Napoli. Ortotteri 41.
  3. ^ Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 20 April 2023)