Speleiacris tabulae Photograph courtesy of Hamish Robertson, South African Museum

The Camel Crickets (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) of Southern Africa Compiled by Martin H. Villet Department of Zoology & Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa

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Family: RHAPHIDOPHORIDAE Kirby 1883

The family Rhaphidophoridae contains many cave-dwelling species. The adults are wingless and are generally scavengers or herbivores. The appendages are very elongated.

Subfamily: MACROPATHINAE

1. Genus: SPELEIACRIS
   1. S. tabulae

      Speleiacris tabulae : .
      Western Cape (endemic); all months.