Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Separation of Related Insect Families
Previous Step (C')D Usually wingless with a strongly arched back; front tibia without auditory organ.
GRYLLACRIDIDAE, camel crickets and cave crickets
[These are obscure, nocturnal insects usually found in moist habitats. They may feed
on plants but rarely become sufficiently abundant to inflict damage; see Ceuthophilus and related spp. - but see also Anabrus simplex, which is easily confused with camel crickets.]
D' Usually with wings; front tibiae with auditory organs.

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| TETTIGONIIDAE, katydids and longhorned grasshoppers | PROPHALANGOPSIDAE, primitive katydids (A |
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