Camel-crickets
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Aemodogryllinae
camel crickets
Aemodogryllinae is a subfamily of Rhaphidophoridae (cave crickets or camel crickets) containing approximately sixteen genera. Members are apterous (wingless) and predominantly inhabit dark, humid microhabitats including caves, stone crevices, and karst formations. The subfamily exhibits a disjunct distribution: tribe Aemodogryllini occurs in Europe and Asia (Korea, Russia, China, Indochina), while tribe Diestramimini is restricted to India, southern China, and Indochina. The greenhouse camel cricket (Diestrammena asynamora) is cosmopolitan and invasive.
Ammobaenetes
sand-treader crickets
Ammobaenetes is a genus of sand-treader crickets in the family Rhaphidophoridae, first described by Hubbell in 1936. The genus contains at least three to four described species distributed in arid regions of the southwestern United States. Members are specialized for life in sandy desert habitats, with morphological adaptations for burrowing and moving through loose sand. The genus is placed in the tribe Daihiniini within the subfamily Ceuthophilinae.