Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Orthoptera Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Stenopelmatidae | |
Scientific name Stenopelmatus cahuilaensis Similar Stenopelmatidae, Jerusalem cricket, Giant weta, Cave crickets | ||
Stenopelmatus cahuilaensis (commonly known as the Coachella Valley Jerusalem cricket) is a species of insect in family Stenopelmatidae (Jerusalalem crickets). The species was first published by Ernest R. Tinkham in September 1968, in The Great Basin Naturalist, Tinkham had found the insect in the Coachella Valley.
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Type specimen
The type specimen is a holotype, male and is at the California Academy of Science.
Range
It is endemic to the United States, specifically California.
References
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