Anostostomatidae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Anostostomatidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Anostostomatidae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Anostostomatidae
Anostostomatidae is a family of insects in the order Orthoptera, widely distributed in the southern hemisphere. It is named Mimnermidae or Henicidae in some taxonomies, and common names include king crickets in Australia and South Africa, and wētā in New Zealand (although not all wētā are in Anostostomatidae). Prominent members include the Parktown prawn of South Africa, and the giant wētā of New Zealand.
...Anostostomatidae in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Koningkrieke
- English
- King Crickets
- English
- Wētā and King Crickets
- English
- Parktown Prawns
- English
- Wētā
- Japanese
- クロギリス科
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