Ammopelmatus

Ammopelmatus
Ammopelmatus fuscus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Stenopelmatidae
Subfamily: Stenopelmatinae
Tribe: Stenopelmatini
Genus: Ammopelmatus
Tinkham, 1965
Synonyms
  • Viscainopelmatus Tinkham, 1970

Ammopelmatus is a genus of insects in the family Stenopelmatidae, one of two genera of large, flightless insects referred to commonly as Jerusalem crickets (or "potato bugs"). They are native to western United States and northwestern Mexico.

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