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Dark Jerusalem Cricket

Ammopelmatus fuscus

Classification

Class
Insecta

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. Classification Twenty species are recognized as valid in the genus Ammopelmatus, as presently recognized; 17 of these species were formerly placed in the genus Stenopelmatus.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 5