Beasley-Hall, P. G.;Eberhard, S. M.
Micropathus
Sign in to saveMicropathus is an Australian genus of cave crickets within the subfamily Macropathinae established by A. M. Richards in 1964. There are five species within this genus, all found in Tasmania.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOrthoptera
- FamilyRhaphidophoridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 40
- Family
- Rhaphidophoridae
- Collections
- TMAG, QVMAG, AM
- Recorded in
- Australia
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- Morphology
- Diet
- Distribution
- Genetics
- Species
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Micropathus is an Australian genus of cave crickets within the subfamily Macropathinae established by A. M. Richards in 1964. There are five species within this genus, all found in Tasmania.
== Morphology == Sexual dimorphism is not evident in the Micropathus genus beyond the presence of ovipositor and associated variation in subgenital plates that occur in females. The genus displays numerous short setae covering all segments of the body. Apical spines and spurs are abundant on the limbs with varying numbers of pairs found on the fore femur, fore tibia, mid femur, mid tibia, and hind tibia.
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